SHIPMENT: A shipment of medical protective equipment including face masks is received from the Strategic National Stockpile to be sorted and distributed throughout Guam, Hawaii, the Northern Marianas and American Samoa. The shipment arrived in Hawaii on April 3. Guam also is receiving nearly $1 million from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more protective gear, test kits and other needs. Veronica Verde/Federal Emergency Management Agency

IGLESIA NI CRISTO: The main church on Guam of the Iglesia Ni Cristo is located along Route 16 in Harmon. The Department of Public Health and Social Services is reaching out to churchgoers of Iglesia Ni Cristo, or Church of Christ, on Guam because of a cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to the church's members on Guam and Saipan. Norman M. Taruc/The Guam Daily Post

SHIPMENT: A shipment of medical protective equipment including face masks is received from the Strategic National Stockpile to be sorted and distributed throughout Guam, Hawaii, the Northern Marianas and American Samoa. The shipment arrived in Hawaii on April 3. Guam also is receiving nearly $1 million from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more protective gear, test kits and other needs. Veronica Verde/Federal Emergency Management Agency

IGLESIA NI CRISTO: The main church on Guam of the Iglesia Ni Cristo is located along Route 16 in Harmon. The Department of Public Health and Social Services is reaching out to churchgoers of Iglesia Ni Cristo, or Church of Christ, on Guam because of a cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to the church's members on Guam and Saipan. Norman M. Taruc/The Guam Daily Post

The Joint Information Center stated 27 have recovered from COVID-19, including nine who are over the age of 60.  

Guam's number of COVID-19 cases increased by eight in a day, to 121, as of Tuesday while the Department of Public Health and Social Services traces more clusters of patients who contracted the disease.

In light of the limited number of tests on Guam and in the nation, officials have noted four priority levels for testing:

• first, people who are hospitalized and emergency room patients;

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• followed by people who may have COVID-19 but also have underlying illnesses and chronic diseases;

• third, health care workers and first responders with COVID-19 symptoms; and

• older people with COVID-19 symptoms as they are considered to be at a higher risk than other age groups.

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Guam's Longhorn Steakhouse and its team were recognized by the restaurant's parent corporation and given an Excellence in Service and Operations award at the Longhorn Steakhouse conference held last week in Dallas, Texas, according to Richard Hart, franchise partner for Longhorn Steakhouse Guam.

Stephen Gatewood is now the sales and customer service manager for Guam and Micronesia for Matson, the company announced in a news release.

Residents, workers, visitors and students in the central part of the island can now enjoy the full menu offered by Jack in the Box at its newest  location on Marine Corps Drive.

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