Covid-19 UK variant hits Guam

The Centre for Disease Prevention in Guam has raised the territory’s Covid-19 travel advisory back to three or high risk.

Pacific Islands Times says this comes after the emergence of two clusters, amid confirmation the more highly transmissable UK variant has reached Guam.

To date, there has been nearly 8,000 Covid-19 cases in Guam with 136 deaths.

So far at least 64,000 individuals on Guam have been fully vaccinated but health authorities continue to stress vigilance.

Six new cases were identified at the beginning of this month and there are 106 cases in active isolation.

Source : rnz. co.nz, 4th May 2021