Novel Coronavirus

CDC Guidance for international travel to Guam, USA

On January 12, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an Order requiring all air passengers arriving to the US from a foreign country to get tested no more than 3 days before their flight departs and to present the negative result or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 to the airline before boarding the flight.

Air passengers will also be required to confirm that the information they present is true in the form of an attestation. This Order is effective as of 12:01am EST (5:01am GMT) on January 26, 2021.

Passengers must be tested with a viral test that could be either an antigen test or a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT).

Read more: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html

NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAVELERS ENTERING GUAM

EFFECTIVE 12:01 AM, SUNDAY, JULY 4, 2021

• QUARANTINE FOR INCOMING TRAVELERS: Pursuant to applicable law and the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) Guidance, all incoming travelers shall be subject to 10-day quarantine at a government facility regardless, except as provided herein:
   
• INDIVIDUALS WITH IMMEDIATE PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION: Those who are fully vaccinated with a U.S. FDA- or WHO-authorized COVID-19 vaccine may be exempt from quarantine. Individuals are considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, or 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine. Those seeking exemption from quarantine must present:
  • Photo identification (e.g. passport, driver’s license, state-issued identification);
  • COVID-19 vaccination record card, which includes the patient name, date of birth, vaccination date(s), and the brand of COVID-19 vaccine administered; 
  • Secondary form of COVID-19 vaccine verification such as
    • Vaccinating health authority record, vaccinating provider letter, receipt of COVID-19 vaccine administered or another form of secondary verification, to be approved at the reviewing officer’s discretion
    • NOTE: Individuals vaccinated in Guam, whose vaccination information are verifiable utilizing the WebIZ Application will not be required to present a secondary form of vaccine verification.
  • Declaration of Individual Attesting to COVID-19 Vaccination, signed under penalty of perjury
     
• INDIVIDUALS WITH IMMEDIATE PROOF OF NEGATIVE PCR TEST:

Incoming travelers who, upon arrival in Guam, present a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of arrival in Guam, may be exempt from quarantine.

• INDIVIDUALS WITH IMMEDIATE PROOF OF NEGATIVE ANTIGEN TEST:

Incoming travelers who, upon arrival in Guam, present a negative antigen test taken within 72 hours of arrival in Guam, shall be subject to quarantine at home or at a rental lodging and monitoring.

• INDIVIDUALS WITH A PREVIOUS COVID-19 INFECTION: Those who have contracted and recovered from COVID-19 within the three (3) months preceding their arrival in Guam, and who show no symptoms of infection may be eligible for exemption from quarantine, provided that they present
  • Photo identification (e.g. passport, driver’s license, state-issued identification);
  • Valid positive COVID-19 PCR test result collected between 10 to 90 days prior to arrival; 
  • Valid negative COVID-19 PCR test result collected within 10 days prior to arrival and a subsequent clearance from a physician, clinic or health department

We encourage you to obtain the most up-to-date and accurate information by visiting the following websites:

Guam Department of Public Health & Social Services
http://dphss.guam.gov/covid-19-dphss-mandatory-quarantine-procedures/

Guam Visitors Bureau
https://www.guamvisitorsbureau.com/


A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam
https://www.guamairport.com/


Guam Homeland Security Office of Civil Defense
https://www.ghs.guam.gov/

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention 
https://www.cdc.gov/