CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
REPUBLIC
OF NAURU
Government
Information Office
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
by
His
Excellency President Lionel Aingimea
Monday, 1
June 2020
In this week's situational update
President Lionel Aingimea advises that the 52 people who arrived
from Brisbane on Friday 29 May will be tested for the presence of
coronavirus (COVID-19) this Wednesday. They are currently
accommodated at the Meneñ Hotel and Canstruct's Anibare
Village.
The President says the science on
COVID-19 is evolving and while there are many expert advices, the
World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests 5.2 days for the virus to
load up in the body and show symptoms. Lab testing is specific to
detect viral loading and presence in the body.
The President says different countries
have different processes of testing and Nauru is monitoring all
these and decisions will be guided by expert advice as the science
develops around COVID-19.
The Nauru Government has negotiated
and successfully secured two charter flights as agreed to by the
Fiji Government. Both flights will be operated by Nauru
Airlines.
The first
flight will be tomorrow, Tuesday 2 June, arriving at 5.30pm and the
second flight scheduled for Friday to allow those
currently in quarantine at the Meneñ Hotel to have their lab tests
finalised and the rooms vacated, cleaned and disinfected for the
new arrivals from Fiji.
Approximately, 140 passengers are
expected for both flights.
Government-sponsored students are
being accommodated at the homes of Nauru High Commission staff in
Suva as they waited for the confirmation of the charter
flights.
The legislative drafting team of the
Department of Justice has conducted two training sessions for Nauru
Police and National Emergency Services on COVID-19
Regulations.
The latest training was on Saturday
30 May and focused on powers of police
officers and fixed penalty notices.
The President commends the departments
and says this is proactive work that our police force and emergency
services are undertaking so they are trained and informed about the
Regulations and understand their powers and duties to protect the
community.
Following the success of the first
drill conducted in Ijuw by the National Emergency Services and
Nauru Police, a second drill is planned, focussing on the
quarantine residences and will also feature a fire
drill.
The details and dates of this second
drill will be advised accordingly.
Shipping and air services continue to
bring in supplies for the island with the last cargo ship unloaded
last week filling shop shelves. Air freighter services will resume
its normal Friday and Saturday schedule this week.
President Aingimea thanks Nauru
Airlines for enabling the additional freighter services over the
last few weeks to operate as the island waited for the arrival of
the cargo ship.
The phosphate ship is due on 19 June
and the next cargo ship on 24 June.
Nauru remains COVID-19
free.
ENDS///