Isolation numbers increase but no new COVID cases
(CNS): Officials confirmed Wednesday that there are 645 people currently in isolation, either at home using the geofencing technology or in designated government facilities, but there are no new positive cases of the virus. Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee said all of the 344 tests carried out over the last day were negative. There are still 20 active cases of the virus, three of which are symptomatic.
Dr Lee also confirmed that the one hospitalised patient, who has been ill for several weeks, remains in critical care receiving ventilator support.
Cayman’s running total of positive cases remains at 239, with just one death of a patient with COVID-19, who was also the first person to test for the virus. Public health officials have now conducted 46,399 PCR tests.
Meanwhile, as Cayman remains relatively cocooned from the ravages of this pandemic, news about the pandemic from around the world on Wednesday was not good. The virus continues to surge across Europe, with both France and Germany going back into lockdowns and cases continuing to rise in the United States, which sent the stock market into a nose dive. The Dow Jones industrial average fell by 943 points by the time markets closed Wednesday.
Category: Health, Medical Health
I refer back to the article on the trialling of a local Covid vaccine which the Chairman of the Health Practitioners Commission Dr Marzouca stated had been thoroughly investigated by his committee. I see only 3 doctors on this committee- the others are Celia Middleton, Haroon Pandohie, Philip Ebanks, Felicia McClean and Haymond Rankin.Can someone please advise what medical qualifications these people have to vet a vaccine not authorised by the FDA.?.
You don’t have to sign up, though I do know a few of those people and can tell you that I won’t be either.
If they are checking out whether a vaccine works on island then they must have the virus on island. Since you can’t check out a vaccine on volunteers unless they become infected. I hope they have adequate bio safety!
Why conduct a a vaccine trial in a COVID free bubble? It makes no sense
6.38pm I agree, except Dr Lee has still not told us how many of the active cases are returning travellers.
Pretty sure all of them are travelers. If it was someone in the community there would have been a press briefing or a big news story
I understand that Honduras is in bad shape with the c-virus. also the Bay Islands. One lady from Roatan told me today that Roatan is full of the c-virus with over one hundred dead
Who is still footing this bill? Clarification needed?
Where are all of these people coming from?
Why are we so keen to reopen our borders. I understand the economics behind such an idea but the safety of our health is much more important. Money is no good to you when you died.
CIG is footing the bill which is payed for by the taxes on the travelers. These “people” are from Cayman and are returning. Closing the borders is closing the economy. Right now Caymanians are in charge. If you run out of money like you are now you will be living on an island that is no longer Caymanian friendly. Think beyond your own tomorrow. Or live in your past till your end.
It is already not Caymanian friendly…Cayman is no longer for Caymanians.
Well it’s certainly not for expats /driftwood/furrenners/ & especially Jamaicans
The place has been rolling in money for 40 years yet no one is happy and it’s all somebody else’s fault.
Monitoring 645 persons is an enormous task. Our Borders have been opening up since mid September and there has been no community transmission despite the fact that thousands of persons have returned to the islands since.
You can beat up on our public service and the Government all you want but these facts are not in dispute. Thank you to all involved.
Here here!
Or even ‘hear, hear’.
Where? Where?
There! There!
It’s a one person job in the real world., not 140.
What world is that?