DPHSS’ Fernando Esteves talks Receiving 100,000 COVID-19 Tests, with Patti

Written by Jeremie Charfauros on February 21, 2022

Incident Commander for Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS), Fernando Esteves speaks to Patti about Guam receiving 100,000 COVID-19 tests, announcing that he does not anticipate the island running out of test anytime soon.

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