Wednesday, 22 April, 2020
REPUBLIC
OF NAURU
Government
Information Office
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
by
His
Excellency President Lionel Aingimea
Wednesday,
22 April, 2020
President
Lionel Aingimea reiterated in a media briefing, Wednesday, 22 April
that Nauru remains coronavirus free but urges Nauruans
to remain cautious and mindful of rules put in place to ensure the
'capture & contain' policy is taken seriously.
The
President firmly reiterated the health implications of
irresponsible and thoughtless actions of security breaches, and
further stressed that the fines imposed are firm and anyone in
breach of these rules and regulations will face the
charges.
Recent
perimeter breaches at the Budapest and
Menen hotel quarantine sites resulted in placing
in quarantine a number of visitors deemed to have been in close
proximity to those inside quarantine. This led to ten private homes
and six nurses also placed in isolation as a result.
Measures
have been taken to intensify security presence at all quarantine
sites, including at the homes under isolation. Overall security is
now overseen by the Nauru Police Force.
The
President made it clear that by placing security at the private
homes is to ensure all safety and security precautions are taken
and are in line with Nauru's capture and contain
policy.
Police
will continue road blitzes to reduce drink driving incidences that
would otherwise add stress to medical staff and hospital
resources.
Residents
in the government designated quarantine residences are well and
continue to have their health monitored daily by on-site health
officials.
President
Aingimea expressed his thanks to service provider Canstruct for
their contribution and assistance in providing meals at no charge
for the residents as a matter of community service by the
Australian company.
Arrangements for the second student charter flight out of
Fiji is being finalised with the Fiji Government.
The
Department of Education is tasked with selecting the student
passenger list and while students without guardians may be
prioritised for obvious reasons, President Lionel Aingimea said
"whatever decisions the education department makes, they will be
sure it is for the benefit of the child who comes here and is also
for the benefit of the child that stays in Fiji [until the next
charter flight]."
Lab
technicians are trialling and calibrating the machine for on-island
testing for coronavirus, which President Lionel Aingimea says will
significantly reduce the time spent in quarantine, if a person
returns a negative test result.
ENDS/////
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