Office of the Director
Department of Youth & Civic Affairs
October 2, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Constantine Yowbalaw, Director, DY&CA, dycadirector@yapstategov.org, (691) 350-2168
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: Yap’s healthcare professionals aren’t resting on their laurels
Colonia, Yap FM. 10/02/2020. Preparing for an emergency is never easy. But for remote islands like Yap that are scattered throughout the Pacific, the Coronavirus-19 pandemic does not compare to the typhoons, droughts and other weather-related disasters that have hit these islands through the decades.
Today, those emergencies can be seen developing on digital maps before they hit. COVID-19 slammed into the globe with no warning and it’s now straining much more than the limited health care system and shortages of personnel, supplies and facilities on these far-flung atolls and islands. It’s hitting the already fragile economies, as well.
Spread across 1 million square miles of ocean like pebbles tossed from Poseidon’s hand, the Federated States of Micronesia is one of only ten countries with no COVID-19. The four states that make up FSM closed their borders at the end of March and began planning for the time when they would again open their ports of entry to sea and air arrivals. Read More......
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Governor Falan's Message on COVID-19 (3/16/20) to the people of the State of Yap
TH Governor Henry Falan
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Helpful Sites to get more information on Covid-19 Pandemic
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This audio post is an FSM Health initiative on preventive measures for Covid-19
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Updates and Situation Reports from DHS/HCTF
Governor Falan Signs Amendment to Emergency Declaration
Allowing Passengers Arriving in Yap from Chuuk aboard the Vessel MVH1 to Disembark 4/7/20
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