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Yigo Mayor talks COVID-19 Testing among Residents, with Patti

Written by Jeremie Charfauros on October 15, 2020

Mayor of the Municipality of Yigo, Rudy Matanane speaks to Patti regarding testing of residents of his village, following reports that northern regions of Guam have high amounts of COVID-19 positive cases.

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Yigo Mayor talks COVID-19 Testing among Residents, with Patti

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