SUBJECT: RENEWAL OF DECLARATION OF STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND CONTINUED DECLARATION OF STATE OF SIGNIFICANT EMERGENCY ESTABLISHING RESPONSE, QUARANTINE, AND PREVENTIVE CONTAINMENT MEASURES CONCERNING CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19); AND,
In a statement today, Governor Ralph DLG. Torres is standing by his decision to hire William Castro as his chief of staff.
The safety and health of the residents of the CNMI remain the top priorities of the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force and the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC). With approximately 99% of the CNMI’s eligible population fully vaccinated and approximately 53% of those fully vaccinated having received a booster shot, the epidemiological data, and the state of the health system in the CNMI, entry protocols will be updated.
PROCLAMATION
On February 25, 2022, the CNMI Department of Labor will be hosting a virtual Career Fair.
On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, CNMI Department of Finance Secretary David DLG. Atalig delivered remarks on behalf of Governor Ralph DLG. Torres to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the U.S. Department of the Interior Interagency Group on Insular Affairs (IGIA) in Washington, D.C.
WRITTEN TESTIMONY
Ralph DLG. Torres
Governor, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Before the 2022 Senior Plenary Meeting
of the Interagency Group on Insular Affairs (IGIA) February 1, 2022
WRITTEN TESTIMONY
Ralph DLG. Torres
Governor, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Before the 117th United States Congress,
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Hearing February 1, 2022
“I would like to let the community know that after having been in close-contact with a family member who tested positive for COVID-19, I received a COVID-19 antigen test administered by the Task Force on Sunday, January 30th and was informed shortly after that I tested positive for COVID-19.”
“Before Sunday, I took COVID-19 tests on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and had tested negative on all three of those tests.”
The safety and health of the residents of the CNMI remain the top priority of the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force and the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC). With approximately 99% of the CNMI’s eligible population fully vaccinated and approximately 50% of those fully vaccinated having received a booster shot, given the epidemiological data and the state of the health system in the CNMI, quarantine and entry protocols will be updated based on the recommendations of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on isolation for persons confirmed positive with COVID-19 and are asymptomatic. In addition, COVID-19 testing pre-registration will no longer be required for anyone wishing to get tested at the community-based testing (CBT) site but is encouraged to minimize registration wait time.
Lieutenant Governor David M. Apatang, together with Delbert T. Pua, Special Assistant for the Office of Youth Affairs, recently proclaimed October 2024 as Youth Empowerment Month. The proclamation was made in the presence of members of the Legislature, Cabinet officials, and community partners, all united in their commitment to improving the lives of our youth.
