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Number of working hospital beds by State:
- Yap -38
- Chuuk – 104
- Pohnpei – 204
- Kosrae – 45
- Quarantine sites are recommended to have a well-ventilated room with separate restroom and shower per client.
- Actions are required per state to enforce or minimize close contact between quarantined individuals.
- Set-up of quarantine space varies from State to State.
- For now all FSM States banned disembarkation of passengers, therefore, quarantine of passengers is currently not being implemented in any State.
Pohnpei State:
- Pohnpei has a quarantine capacity of 31 rooms.
- Medical Monitoring Area – MMA (formerly Misko Beach- 5 rooms)
- Emergency Medical Unit (formerly China Star Hotel – 26 rooms)
Yap State:
- Yap initially utilized its Sports Complex for quarantine space. (furnished with at least 50 beds in an open space area)
- Although this set-up is not recommended, it has no other appropriate quarantine space to utilize.
- Yap also explored the utilization of Early Childhood Education facilities as an alternative quarantine space, but with school year starting, that will have to be readjusted.
- Facilities near the airport are currently being explored.
Chuuk State:
- Designated High Tide hotel as quarantine area. Agreement signed. Hotel quarantine guideline will be issued
- Recent developments and unfortunate fire incident will require another venue for quarantine.
- Chinese Barracks – 5 rooms under construction for quarantine purposes.
- Chuuk High School, Renovation of 24 class rooms and Gymnasium for addition space for quarantine or isolation is underway.
Kosrae State:
- Kosrae has a quarantine capacity of 10 rooms.
- Kosrae High School temporary quarantine site.
- Permanent site (near hospital) awaiting inbound of pre-fab buildings/containers.
- Kosrae hospital is also in the process of building additional 24 isolation rooms that can be use for quarantine purposes.
- Plan underway for new construction for quarantine building project funded through Compact funds