JIC RELEASE NO. 462 - Sixty-Two Prisoners Test Positive for COVID-19; Food Commodities Distribution Through Village Mayors Continues - GHS OCD

Sixty-Two Prisoners Test Positive for COVID-19
The Department of Corrections (DOC) confirms an additional 62 positive cases of COVID-19 among its prisoner population. To date, there have been a total of 164 confirmed cases among the prisoner population, 24 of whom have recovered.

DOC is working with Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense and the Department of Public Works to erect three military-grade tents to provide additional isolation facilities.

Strategic contingency operations plans and preventive measures were implemented at the start of the pandemic in the event of an outbreak. DOC continues to work with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) to mitigate further spread of the virus at both facilities.

Lockdown status remains in effect.
Food Commodities Distribution Through Village Mayors Continues

The Guam Department of Education (GDOE), State Agency for the Emergency Food Assistance

Program (TEFAP) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Nutrition Service (FNS), continues the distribution of food commodities through each mayor at the village level. Commodities will be distributed via drive-through or door-to-door delivery to provide easier access to food commodities for residents while also minimizing traffic-related issues.

Recipients will receive one bag of TEFAP food commodities per household that may include elbow macaroni, long grain rice, green split peas, yellow split peas, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, canned pears, mixed fruit, canned pork, canned beef, canned chicken, instant milk, frozen orange juice, banana chips, dried mangos and additional commodities as they arrive. Food Commodities will be distributed on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last. Commodity distribution in each village will be available to village constituents only and residents should call their respective mayor’s office for more information.

A total of 1,310 bags of food commodities will be distributed to the Mayor’s Offices this coming week. Participants are reminded to wear a mask, maintain physical distancing, and follow all traffic directions and signage.

Village Mayor’s distribution schedule for next week is as follows:

Distribution Date	Village	Distribution Method	No. of Bags
Nov. 24, 2020	Ordot/Chalan Pago	Drive-Through at Ordot/Chalan Pago Mayor’s Office from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, while supplies last. For more information, please contact the Ordot/Chalan Pago Mayor’s Office at 472-8302.	370
Nov. 24, 2020 & Nov. 25, 2020	Santa Rita	Drive-through at the Santa Rita Senior Citizens Center from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm on both days, while supplies last. For more information, please contact the Santa Rita Mayor’s Office at 565-2514.	520
Nov. 25, 2020	Agat	Drive-through at the Agat Mayor’s Office beginning at 10:00 am, while supplies last. For more information, please contact the Agat Mayor’s Office at 565-2524/31/43.	420

GBHWC Crisis Hotline
The Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center (GBHWC) has a Crisis Hotline that is available 24/7 at (671) 647-8833/4. For those feeling anxious, stressed, overwhelmed or are needing to talk to someone, GBHWC has experienced providers available and ready to assist the community with any heightened stress and anxiety experienced as a result of COVID-19.

For the latest information on COVID-19, visit dphss.guam.gov or guamrecovery.com. For inquiries on COVID-19, contact 311 through a local number, or call the Joint Information Center at (671) 478-0208/09/10.

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To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/floods

Wildfire

Regularly clean the roof and gutters.
Maintain an area approximately 30’ away from you home that is free of anything that will burn, such as wood piles, dried leaves, newspapers and other brush.
Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a list of your home's contents.

Fire Weather

Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions.
Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family.
Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Drought

Conserve water

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.
Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.
When you run the tap to heat or cool water, keep a pitcher to store the water and use it to water plants.
Avoid washing your car.

Practice fire prevention

Don't set off fireworks when conditions are dry.
Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle to avoid starting a
Pour water over camp fires and backyard fire pits to ensure they are completely out before leaving them unattended.

Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/wildfires and https://www.ready.gov/drought

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Typhoons/Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over the water and move toward land. Threats from typhoons/hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, and rip currents.

“Hurricanes” form in the Atlantic Northeast Pacific region and “Typhoons” form in the Northwest Pacific Region. These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes.

JIC RELEASE NO. 462 - Sixty-Two Prisoners Test Positive for COVID-19; Food Commodities Distribution Through Village Mayors Continues