Hagåtña, Guam – Acting Governor Josh Tenorio issues the following statement regarding Guam’s anticipated removal from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination:

“Effective December 6, Guam will be removed from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination, and we will be considered domestic travel. As a US Territory, we welcome this news which aligns us with our stateside counterparts and better positions us for reopening to our tourism markets sooner,” said Acting Governor Tenorio. “Not only is Guam ‘Where America’s Day Begins,’ but we have continually been a leader in this pandemic response, instituting mandatory travel quarantine, mask mandates, and proof of vaccination requirements earlier than others. We believe this change also recognizes the tremendous progress we have made in recent weeks, combating the third surge of COVID-19.”

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