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Sara Alert™ in the News
Tourism Reopening Delayed
The Guam Daily Post
“If you can be immediately verified, then at that point, there is no further quarantine required,” Cabrera said. “You can leave the airport or the port of entry. However, you must fully comply with symptom monitoring for up to 14 days via the Sara Alert … We highly encourage you to download the Guam COVID app.”
Path to Half met, but quarantine will not be eased for two weeks
Guam Pacific Daily News
Cabrera said the government hopes to implement new travel requirements in two weeks. For those fully vaccinated, with an immunization card and separate record of vaccination from a health authority or private provider, no quarantine would be required. The Sara Alert system and Guam Covid App would still be used.
Vermont releases new travel guidance including for unvaccinated
Vermont Biz
Sara Alert is a free, automated and secure reminder system to check for common symptoms of COVID-19. People visiting or returning to Vermont are strongly encouraged to sign up to get daily reminders asking if they are experiencing any symptoms.
53170 more doses arrive; quarantine may end May 1
The Guam Daily Post
“May 1st, we will probably change our quarantine protocols. It will be more likely that we would require a negative PCR test and then they can go home or go about with their business but they would be required to on the Sara alert and also COVID alert,” the governor said.
Guam gets sizable shipment of vaccine for April
Kuam News
Arriving passengers would still be required to be on Sara Alert and Guam COVID Alert apps. And the governor says they are still discussing whether the easing will also apply to those arriving from hot spot countries such as the philippines where cases have been spiking.
Contact tracers at the Maine Dept. of Education spread the word about ‘Sara Alert’
News Center Maine
The department’s contact tracers use a tool called “Sara Alert“—a database for public health officials to keep tabs on the symptoms of those who have tested positive or have been exposed to the virus.
Contact tracers at the Maine Department of Education getting the word out about “Sara Alert”
News Center Maine
“Sara Alert” is a self-reporting secure database for public health officials to keep tabs on those who have tested positive or have been exposed to COVID-19.
Vermont Lifts Quarantine Rules for Fully Vaccinated Travelers
Travel + Leisure
All out-of-state travelers to Vermont are encouraged to enroll in the state’s Sara Alert system upon arrival to receive daily reminders to check for COVID-19 symptoms for two weeks.
Maine DOE Update
EIN News
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) contact tracing team uses Sara Alert (844) 957-2721 to monitor students and staff in PK-12 schools who have been in close contact to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. Sara Alert is a public health system that supports the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor for symptoms amongst the school population.
COVID-19: ArkLaTex information hub
KLSA
If you haven’t spoken to a tracer on the phone to enroll in the automated SARA Alert program for reporting symptoms, beware of text messages asking you to click on a link. It could be a scammer. A tracer will not send you any links to click before speaking with you on the phone.
