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Marianas Variety: NMC will ask SHEFA to include part-time students in scholarship program (February 20, 2020)

NORTHERN Marianas College will seek Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance program’s consideration to allow part-time students to access its financial aid program, NMC Interim President Frankie Eliptico said.

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02/10/2020					CHCC Sends Low Priority Specimen for 2019-nCoV Testing The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) would like to inform the general public that, after consultation with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the CHCC is submitting a specimen for novel coronavirus 2019-nCov testing to the CDC laboratory in Atlanta, GA. While the patient does not meet the full CDC case definition of a 2019-nCov person under investigation (PUI), and is considered a suspect of low priority, the CHCC is taking a precautionary stance in order to protect the CNMI community. Click here to read the full update.
02/04/2020					CHCC Health Advisory: Coronavirus Update 4 The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) is continuing to monitor the ongoing outbreak of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) which began in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019, and which has now spread across mainland China. Over the last few weeks, cases have begun to appear globally in locations including Southeast Asia, Europe, and the mainland US. There have been over 350 deaths, with the vast majority occurring in Wuhan and other parts of mainland China. Only one death has been recorded outside of mainland China, in the Philippines. Click here to read the full update.
02/03/2020					There are currently no cases of 2019-nCoV in the CNMI as of Monday, February 3, 2020 at 12:23PM The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was first identified in Wuhan City in the Hubei Province of China in December 2019. There have been thousands of cases reported in Wuhan and other areas in China, and cases are being reported internationally including in the mainland US. Over 300 deaths have been reported in China, with one death reported outside of China in the Philippines. Click here to read the full update.
02/01/2020					CDC Update and Interim Guidance on 2019-nCoV Outbreak The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to closely monitor an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that was initially detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in December 2019. This CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) Update provides a situational update and interim guidance to state and local health departments that supersedes guidance in CDC’s HAN 426 distributed on January 17, 2020. Click here to read the full update.
01/31/2020					Jan. 31, 2020 Health Advisory re: Coronavirus (Message from the Interim President) NMC Students and Employees, We are sure you are likely reading and following the news announcements regarding the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China. Here are key takeaways from the Jan. 31, 2020 announcement from the Office of the Governor and the Commonwealth Health Care Corporation (CHCC): Click here to read the full update.
01/31/2020					CHCC Health Advisory: Coronavirus Update 3 As of Thursday, January 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) around the ongoing outbreak of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which originated in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in late December 2019. As of this release, there are no suspected or confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV in the CNMI. Click here to read the full update.
01/30/2020					WHO declares Public Health Emergency of International Concern The second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019 in the People’s Republic of China, with exportations to other countries, took place on Thursday, 30 January 2020, from 13:30 to 18:35 Geneva time (CEST). Click here to read the full update.
01/28/2020					No Coronavirus Case in CNMI The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC)would like to update the public on a rumor that was circulating yesterday that a novel coronavirus case has been confirmed on Saipan. As far as we can tell, this rumor originated from this memo out of Alpha Insurers in Guam. The CHCC can confirm as of this release that no confirmed or suspected coronaviruses cases have been identified on Saipan or anywhere else in the CNMI. We will update the public should any cases in the CNMI be identified. Click here to read the full update.
01/24/2020					CHCC Addresses Rumors Circulating About Coronavirus The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) would like to address rumors that have been circulating in the CNMI community today indicating that protective masks should be worn prior to entering CHCC, and that a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) case arrived on Saipan today. Five patients were treated at the CHCC this morning exhibiting symptoms reminiscent of 2019-nCoV, and who had recently traveled to an affected area. However, these patients’ illnesses were confirmed to be the flu, not 2019-nCoV. Click here to read the full update.
01/22/2020					Update on Coronavirus Outbreak The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) would like to update the public regarding the ongoing outbreak of pneumonia that started in Wuhan, China. What caused the outbreak? The ongoing pneumonia outbreak is caused by a new type of coronavirus referred to as 2019-nCoV. What are the symptoms of 2019-nCoV? Symptoms include fever, and symptoms associated with lower respiratory illness such as coughing, and difficulty breathing. Click here to read the full update.
01/17/2020					CHCC Monitoring Outbreak of Coronavirus The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) would like to advise the public that we are monitoring the outbreak of illness in Wuhan, China. The disease has been confirmed to have been caused by a novel (new) type of coronavirus. There have been 41 confirmed cases in China and one death in a patient who had significant underlying medical conditions. No additional cases in China have been detected since January 3, 2020. However, as of January 16, two export cases of the disease have been confirmed in people who had recently traveled from Wuhan. Click here to read the full update.

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