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Heroes among us:

Guests jumped to rescue a young girl

Thankfully, the group of hotel As a token of appreciation on be-
ORANJESTAD — A sunny day on the While swimming, the young girl be- guests were able to act rapidly so half of the ‘One Happy Island’, Aru-
‘One Happy Island’ took a quick came unwell, leaving her uncon- as to help resuscitate the young ba Tourism Authority (A.T.A.) rep-
turn as a group of guests at the scious in the swimming pool with lady and get her the medical at- resentatives Rayon Koolman and
Marriott Surf Club Aruba noticed no pulse. A group of hotel guests tention she needed. Kimberley Richardson honored a
a young 18-year-old girl who was pulled her out of the swimming Together with her family they ex- total of seven guests for their act of
unresponsive as she floated in the pool and performed Cardiopulmo- plained that there are not enough bravery and generosity. The seven
swimming pool. This is when, with- nary Resuscitation (CPR). After suc- words to express their gratitude honorees were presented with a
out hesitation, the group of hotel cessfully getting a pulse, she was and appreciation for what the certificate recognizing them as
guests jumped to the rescue and transported to the local hospital group of hotel guests had done to ‘Goodwill Ambassadors’ as a way
successfully managed to revive in an ambulance for further treat- save her life. of saying ‘Masha Danki’ for their
the young girl. ment. heroic act.q

Telecommunications company Setar and the Department of Public Health (DVG) introduce:

An innovative solution: the Aruba Health App

ORANJESTAD — Since mid-April, Setar; to- The Aruba Health App offers tourists differ-
gether with DVG (Department of Public ent information regarding the virus, from the
Health) and the Aruban government, have time they arrive and throughout their stay in
begun the first part of the ‘DVG Health Check Aruba. For example, if a tourist did their CO-
App’, which was created for the registration VID-19 testing in Aruba, they would receive
and management of people in quarantine. their results on the app within 24 hours. If the
The goal of the DVG’s Health Check App is test comes out positive, the person will au-
to have a better view of the registered coro- tomatically be added to DVG’s quarantine
navirus cases on the island and to closely administration system, so that they are able
follow the developments of those in quaran- to monitor and follow close developments
tine, thus combating the virus on Aruba. of the person’s case and health.
Setar together with their partners are work-
The second part of the project, which com- ing on upcoming developments of the app
menced in June, is called ‘Aruba Health for the future. The goal of the app is to con-
App’ and is a collaboration between Setar, tinue growing, sustaining, and managing
DVG, HOH, ATA and Futura. The app focus- the health of tourists and locals on Aruba.
es on the tourists who are visiting the island. Setar; as our national telecommunications
The app was launched on the 4th of July company, is proud to be a part of innova-
and is now available on Google and Apple tive solutions that will help fight and con-
app stores for tourists to download before trol the transmission of the corona virus on
they travel to Aruba. Aruba.q