COVID-19: Update by President Lionel Aingimea - Monday 25 July 2022
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
by
His Excellency President Lionel
Aingimea, MP
Monday, 25 July 2022
In today's update, the accumulative
statistics as at the weekend, 22 to 24 July, are as follows:
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3 new local cases
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87 active cases
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215 tests during the weekend
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16,864 tests done this outbreak
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4,511 cases recovered
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0 patients in Acute Care Unit
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1 death (accumulative)
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0 critical cases
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0 ventilation
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5 occupants in Menen quarantine facility; all individuals will
remain until the completion of 13 days quarantine
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17 houses in lockdown with 569 residents (this includes members of
the household who are negative but are required to remain in home
isolation also)
Please practice hand hygiene and
keep your distance of 1.5-2 meters.
If you leave your homes for
essential reasons please wear a mask.
A total of 127 children aged five
to 11 received their vaccinations over the weekend (22-24
July).
Of this number, 52 children
received their first dose (80 per cent) and 75 children received
their second dose (22 per cent) and are therefore fully
vaccinated.
Children who have taken their first
dose of the Pfizer vaccine from the 27th to
30th June are now eligible to take the second
dose.
Get your child tested and
vaccinated at the Aiue Boulevard in Aiwo.
Parents and guardians are advised
that if your child has COVID, it is better to wait three months
from the time of infection to get their first dose. This will help
the body increase immunity.
Waiting three months is beneficial
in terms of building stronger immunity. However, there is no harm
if you want your child to take the shot after recovering from COVID
as long as they have no acute illness.
Public Health is open 10am-5pm for
COVID testing; however Tigers Oval is now closed due to minimal
number of tests conducted.
Do not hesitate to ask questions,
help or advice from Health professionals at the vaccination
stations.
Please practice hand hygiene, wear
a mask, keep your distances and keep houses well ventilated.
If you are self-testing at home
please call in to report your result with 192 or visit the link
below.
Numbers 191 and 192 are both
operational if you would like to enquire or request for
assistance.
Register your self-test RAT result
with 192 or go online at
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/0c233d5e98a44d7b942fbeb161c245df
If you test positive you must
isolate at home for at least 13 days (10 days for essential
workers) and follow protocols for ending isolation.