CDC Archivo | U.S. Embassy in Guatemala

Repatriation of Remains to the United States during COVID-19

April 8, 2020 CDC requirements for importing human remains depend upon if the body has been embalmed, cremated, or if the person died from a quarantinable communicable disease . At this time, COVID-19 is a quarantinable communicable disease in the United States and the remains must meet the standards for importation found in 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part ...

By U.S. Embassy Guatemala | 8 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: #COVID19, CDC

Ambassador Luis E. Arreaga’s Remarks in Regional Training for the Americas-CDC

Good Afternoon I am deeply grateful for the invitation to join this distinguished group of professionals attending the Centers for Disease Control, Center for Global Health, Regional Training for the Americas. It is also my great pleasure to extend a warm welcome to the great city of Antigua, Guatemala. I understand this Regional training can ...

By U.S. Embassy Guatemala | 8 October, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: CDC