Repatriation Delay request by Acting Governor Elnei to FSM National Government

Peilapalap, Kolonia. Nan mehn kapehse me pekeder ni June 11 pahr 2022 ong Vice President en FSM Honorable Yosiwo George oh Attorney General Honorable Joses Gallen, me patohwen pwukoahki apwalih pwukoahn Ohpis en President ong lepin ansou, Acting Governor Honorable Christina Elnei patohwen peki peidihn irail akan me ketket de patpato nan prequarantine nan wein Guam en kapwandala sang ni June 11 pahr 2022 ong ni June 15 pahr 2022.

Nan ah tungoal kisin likou, Acting Governor patohwen sakarkihda repoht de mehn kapehse riau sang irail toahkte kan nan PRRC de Pohnpei Task Force oh Quarantine Manager Mrs. Marcy Lorrin. Nan repoht me sang irail toahkte kan patohwen kaweid kapwandala wet sang ni eh miehte me patpato nan MMA ni June 11 pahr 2022 oh saik sansal me ira clear ehr de kakehr patohieisang nan MMA, oh en mie ansou mwahu irail tohn doadoahk kan en kaunopada mwahu MMA ni arail pahn kamwakelehda oh winiehda mwahu pere kan koaros oh lopworada tehi, kidipen uluhl ape oh kaunopolong dipwisou me anahn kan nan pere kan koaros. Nan repoht me sang Mrs. Lorrin patohwen kalipwe anahnepen ansou mwahu pwe wasahn quarantine kan en epwelda mwahu.

PRRC de Pohnpei Task Force kin ansou koaros patohwen alkaweid sang irail semen kan, mehlel toahkte kan, oh irail akan me kin apwahpwalih nan wasahn quarantine kan pwehn sowese doare oh pere tohn wein Pohnpei unsek sang mwesen kepinsalehd COVID-19.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DELAY QUARANTINE REQUEST IN POHNPEI

Peilapalap, Kolonia, June 11, 2022 – In an official communication to the Vice President of the FSM, Hon. Yosiwo George, and the FSM Attorney General, Hon. Joses Gallen, who has also been designated to be in charge of routine and administrative matters of the Executive branch in the absence of President Panuelo, Acting Governor, Hon. Christina Elnei requested to delay or postpone the June 11, 2022 repatriation to June 15, 2022.

Acting Governor Elnei cited two reports from the Pohnpei Pandemic Readiness and Response Commission’s (PRRC) /Pohnpei COVID-19 Emergency Task Force Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) and Quarantine Manager, Mrs. Marcy Lorrin in her official request. In the MAC report, the recommendation for the delay was to give the quarantine staff ample time to prepare facilities given the two (2) active cases still in the Medical Monitoring Area (MMA) as of June 11, 2022, and allow the proper process of disinfection (infection, prevention, and control measures). The report from Mrs. Lorrin also echoed the MAC report’s recommendation to allow enough time to properly disinfect the quarantine units.

The PRRC /Task Force continues to rely on the expert advice of the Medical Advisory Committee and the well-grounded guidance of the frontline workers to ensure Pohnpei is kept safe and protected from the COVID-19 virus