Health minister down with COVID-19 as cases climb
(CNS): Health Minister Sabrina Turner is the latest member of Cabinet to test positive for COVID-19. The MP for Prospect took a lateral flow test at home Monday morning and is now isolating as she waits for the result of a PCR test to confirm the positive test result, according to a brief release from the premier’s office. Turner is mildly symptomatic and will remain in quarantine for the next seven days.
Premier Wayne Panton, who has recovered from his own recent bout of COVID, wished her a speedy recovery on behalf of himself and their colleagues.
Turner joins at least 884 active cases, according to the numbers released by Public Health on Friday. However, the actual number of people infected is believed to be much higher as Cayman appears to be going through yet another wave of infections fuelled by the current Omicron variants circulating in the community and the recent removal of restrictions. There are nine people currently in hospital being treated for COVID.
Public Health is now battling to keep track of infection levels, as testing dropped significantly after the requirement was dropped in order to travel.
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If Biden comes through ok, the guilt-mongers can relax about the ‘rona and wring hands over monkey pox instead.
U.S. COVID update.
– New cases: 155,216
– Average: 125,827 (-191)
– States reporting: 37/50
– In hospital: 43,948 (+1,054)
– In ICU: 4,477 (+64)
– New deaths: 693
– Average: 347 (-6)
693 brave souls sacrificed for the economy.
We now have people that are afraid of meat, the sun and even air. Well done, we are officially the dumbest species on the planet.
As someone who has suffered several bouts of skin cancer cause by UV rays, I can definitely say there is good reason to fear the sun, you arrogant jerk.
Sabrina & Osbourne please fix the pharmacy system at WB Clinic ASAP!!
Time to move on. Pathetic people are still criticizing the ending of restrictions. Get your 4th Pfizer jab and take appropriate precautions. You’ll be fine. Covid is no longer a concern to sensible rational people.
The pandemic is over — except for the mass infection, debilitation, and death, the economic and supply chain disruptions, the inflation, the rise in violent crime, the social unrest, etc.
Number of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 reaches 42,894, the highest since February.
America sneezes. Cayman gets sick.
COVID minimizers: We can’t expect people to do lockdowns forever.
Us: We agree! Let’s all wear masks to keep businesses, schools, and services open, and so everyone can participate in society safely.
COVID minimizers: No way, masks suck. The vulnerable should stay home forever.
I thought wearing a mask 24/7 like she does and boosting 10 times was supposed to protect her! The vax or mask don’t seem to work.
The irony…..
There is an special irony in individuals using the word selfish to describe people who want to move on with life, but don’t see themselves as selfish for expecting everybody else to wear masks, stay home, keep borders closed, lose their income, homes and businesses and tank an economy so they can feel “safe”.
Inserts guy in hot dog costume meme. “We’re all trying to find out who did this.”
Just because you’re “done with COVID” doesn’t mean it’s done with you or that you won’t be paying for it.
Our new infectious disease expert seems to have gone missing.
CMO was like, no masks? I’m out
We miss Dr. Lee OBE.
Which one? The last hire or the CMO who resigned after being brow beaten in Cabinet?
And undermined by certain people in the HSA Management
She is not an expert. She is trying to fill a position which appears to be well over her head. It would take a trained and degreed medical professional to truly fill that position, however CIG has never gone to that place with Health Ministers.
I don’t blame Miss Sabrina for not having the training to fully fill the position, but I do blame her for being sufficiently lax in her personal protocols to have contracted Covid.
You said something critical of Sabrina and still managed to get ratioed on the down votes. Congrats.
The cloun got downvotes because he wasn’t literate enough to interpret the original post, referring to the CMO.
And there will be hundreds more cases after the shenanigans on Saturday night. But less than 15% of those cases will be reported as our brilliant ass government is relying on people reporting an LFT positive, and we know honesty won’t be happening.
#World Class
Exactly the same reasons one must be in a constant state of readiness on the roads at all times and rubbish on beaches and roadsides.
Covid has fully convinced me that we would still be working during a zombie apocalypse
HA! Ain’t it the truth? Yours is a very insightful comment. All the while that the zombies were attacking, we would be denying the numbers, and claiming that only two districts even HAD zombies.
Covid deniers and conspiracy theorists would be like “We Can’t Let This Zombie Thing Change Our Way Of Life, There Are More Important Things Than Living”
The most startling thing covid has taught me is that all of our disaster pop fiction is wildly, insanely optimistic
And what are your brilliant Ass suggestions to make foolproof?
I’m having flashbacks of a press briefing when she “went in” on all of us careless people. Now she has Covid right after her Govt lifts mandates and opens up in the face of the worst variant to date.
The worst variant to date compared with Delta? What metric are you using – transmission or fatalities?
Wait, sunglasses don’t shield from Coronavirus? Weird!
Minister Turner wishing you life and health and a speedy recovery.
My brain can’t process the contradictions we living with, everyone running their own way. Cases are climbing, Govt removed restrictions, mass gatherings at Camana Bay this weekend and Public Health claiming their battling to keep a track of infection levels. I guess I should be used to it 🤯
its called living with an endemic disease that can’t be contained. if you are so fearful…go hide away and protect yourself.
the rest of us are living our livse and will not tolerate anymore lockdowns to normal life.
The rest of you care not for others well-being and safety as long as you enjoy yourselves. Selfish, entitled, ignorant and without empathy.
So virtuous! But you want us all to go broke for you.
No, I want you to wear a mask to keep grannie safe. Wash your hands too. The problem is the “me” problem?
It is not about you. It is about two year old children that cannot wear masks and seniors who die from Covid.
As an adult it is our duty to keep the young and elderly safe, so stop being so selfish. Wear a mask and wash your hands please.
Greed over health? Guess you haven’t heard of long Covid. Vaccinated people are struggling with this.
Everyone Else’s Fault?
You are projecting – unconsciously taking unwanted emotions or traits you don’t like about yourself and attributing them to someone else.
How to Stop Projecting Feelings Onto Others
Stop saying I’m fine.
Try mindfulness.
Learn the art of self-compassion.
Spend more time alone.
Question your thoughts.
Learn how to communicate better.
Recognise your personal power.
Talk to a therapist.
Unfortunately, there are little therapeutic modalities that are useful for treating selfish assholes who only consider their own welfare.
not sure in which camp you are
Getting really sick every couple months is quite a bit different from normal life. Indifference may evolve a future variant where we may have to contemplate the memory of how we bubbled up. Hope we we don’t have to, but we uniquely understand that it can be contained if we need to.
Getting really sick every couple of months is NOT about COVID, it is about your immune system.
Are you getting plenty sunshine?
What is your vitamin D level?
Do you overuse sanitisers and antibacterial soaps?
Do you swim in the sea (not in a chlorinated pool) often?
Are you generally pessimistic and negative about life?
Are you a hypochondriac?
Do you have friends?
No pills and supplements would help your immune system unless you address these issues.
Repeat “It is safe to be alive” often.
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Wow 4:06, thank you, thank you for making me realise how thankful I should be, thankful that you’re not my life coach or the physician who has prescribed I do more exercise to combat fatigue making it worse through wrongful diagnosis not aware of the effects of long COVid
Lol
LOOOOOOOOOL
Oh wait you’re serious?
Nobody is saying that living healthy as possible doesn’t help to strengthen your immune system but acting like that is all you need to do avoid infectious diseases is the height of ignorance. Some people are so arrogant they swear they have all the answer sandrefuse to accept that they might be getting something wrong.
We talking about COVID and you talking about swimming in the sea. Gtfoh.
Its called being lied to by the buisness types about a virus that can be controlled with masks, isolations and testing, much like we did over a year ago.
Verified news agencies have reported over and over that this variant is much more transmissable, but we are told by agencies and selfish types like you to abandon precautions so you can “live your life”
Took all precautions as prescribed and still got COVID 3X. Those nonsensical masks and other precautions are less useless, and are causing high cases of PNEUMONIA among mask wearers. Witness my 5 pneumonia infections, OUTSIDE of the COVID cases!
The worst case I had was with omicron in Feb. 2022 – sore throat & cough for 3 days. Not even more than a minor inconvenience. I have had far worse colds and FLU.
Good for you. How will the other tens of thoudands fare here?
I have trouble believing you took ALL precautions and caught covid 3 times? Are you sure you are wearing your N95 correctly or did you/ do you wear a fashion mask?
Yeah but 3:23, if I do go and hide away and protect myself against a disease that can’t be contained I get ridiculed & ostracised by not being ‘the rest of us’ – now I’m really confused, you’re not helping much in the same form as what I was trying to convey 🤷🏼♀️🙃
Zombie apocalypse arrives in Cayman: “Zombiefication isn’t going away anytime soon!” “We need to get to herd immunity!”
It’s called the flu. We have to live with this one like the rest of the 1500 strains.
Not a single medical professional thinks or has said this, but this is the upside dowm, so its legit among the low intelligence cult.
A preview of the next pandemic, and the next, and the next, and so on, and also climate change.
World Class
Wishing you a speedy and healthy recovery, Minister Turner.
Perhaps now she will wear her mask when on healthcare facilities?
Yawn. Everyone has it, will have it, already had it, etc. Time to move on. This is like reporting when someone gets a cold or flu. She will be fine. No amount of masking, mandates or other restrictions will make a difference.
There are people who don’t want it. Covid is a hit and miss. some people will get it worse than others. I don’t see shy masks can’t be worn. Yea we have to live with it but qhen you have a staff of 20 and 9 are down with covid it becomes a problem don’t you think
You are free to wear your mask. Incorrectly and ineffectively most likely but go for it all the same if that’s what floats your boat.
Do what you think you should do, but don’t expect others do the same.
Just like driving!
Citations needed or this is rubbish
Your comment is rubbish.
Wake up, sleepyhead. This mutation is spreading rapidly, impacting workplaces and staffing. Covid has been proven to be neither a cold or flu.
i’m sure she can talk herself better and talk down to and demean the nasty little bug.
said it before… no-one in cayman, who is relatively healthy, under 70, who is vaxxed, will die from covid.
You need serious help, majority dislike your comments but you repeat the same line over and over. Most people know what Einstein said about repeating and expecting different results.
but its not a lie.
Even if you were given names and dates of the death vaccinated people under 70 you would still spout the same rubbish
1 34pm. Are you a doctor or scientist. do you really think you can predict that. many healthy young people got sick and in fact died
Nah he/she is just another double digit IQ idiot that is incapable of debate and reasoning.
We are loaded up with people like that one. A drive on our roads confirms that very aptly.
#1 he is a troll. Don’t feed him/her
#2 your last sentence conclusion is not true
Question: After 7 days isolation, do I need to test myself to see if still positive? I’m vaxxed and boosted.
I am getting conflicting information.
Thanks!
Even if you don’t legally have to keep isolating, if you’re still positive you should probably stay home out of courtesy to other people.
Nah. I’m a law abiding citizen and the law says I can walk free after day six.
The rule is you walk free ONLY if CLEAR on Day 6. you can then go out DAY 7!!
Wrong. The law is that I walk free regardless.
There is no legal requirement anymore for a test after Day 7.
Since June 30, exit tests are no longer required after 6 days isolation for fully vaccinated. Those are the rules, but what is clinically advised is somewhat at odds now. Some employers can’t reconcile the two. Ideally, if your LFT is still testing positive, even faint positive, one should voluntarily continue to isolate until it’s negative. Also, per CDC, a courteous extra conservative measure is to continue to wear a KN95 mask for 10 days after “recovering”, esp when around others indoors. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html
“…a courteous extra conservative measure is to continue to wear a KN95 mask for 10 days after “recovering” You are kidding, aren’t you?
No that’s what they actually recommend. When it comes to masks they’re truly just making it up as they go. There is about the same clinical basis for that recommendation as there was for the original “six feet” rule.
If you don’t have symptoms, you don’t need to test, and can just self-release after 6 full days of isolation. We waited until we had negative LFTs as it didn’t feel right to release while still testing positive.
I have heard it can be very bad when larger people come down with the ‘rona.
Prayers for the minister
We’re all going to get Covid just like we will get the cold and flu. No amount of masking, vaccines or social distancing will hamper these viruses due to how infective they are. I wish Mrs. Turner a speedy recovery.
I agreed with you, but with this caveat: Before Covid-19, I would avoid sick people, and I used a lot of hand cleaner.
I rarely got a cold or a flu. I didn’t wear a mask, but was fastidious about cleaning my hands. Prior to Covid, I was practicing ‘social distancing’ before it was a thing. It works. I think it is obvious when we are talking about a very contagious virus, that to maintain a distance is to decrease the probability of viral transmission.
Masks mostly protects us all from the wearer of the mask, hence the reason doctors historically wore them to decrease the opportunity of infectious spread of bacteria and other contaminants from the doctor. Still, I guarantee you that if you are shopping in the store and somebody near you starts hacking and coughing, you will momentarily wish for your mask, even as you move away from them.
to be honest, hack and cough away. I will even touch the same stuff you just did
can’t escape it, what won’t kill you will make you stronger.
Stupid is as stupid does
Wow, the lack of intelligence in the CNS comment section never fails to amaze/disappoint me.
No wonder we have the all the problems we have, we’re idiots.
Just imagine they are referring to the zombie apocalypse. Its a bit less depressing
Bro this virus kills and people die.
No we all arent nor want to be sick. Masking, vaccines and distancing did in fact work here previously along with sensible guidelines and mandates.
“Remember to remove your mask to avoid Covid”
Only in Cayman.
Don’t care anymore. Is the monkeypox here yet?
Why do you think it is important for us to know about your noncaring? Serious question.
Cayman is filled to the brim with these borderline non-empathetic idiots
@4:42pm Not filled to the brim..They are small bunch of conspiracy theorists and Trump Supporters that are very vocal. I say, just ignore them. They are seeking attention and anyone that still follows Trump not only lacks empathy but are complete narcissists.
Not too convincing. What about the monkey pox?
I’m not so sure about that, 4:42. I have long thought there is a relatively small number of idiotic posters to CNS who have little or nothing better to do than constantly post rubbish, sometimes offensive, about every topic that comes up.
I know it’s tough for some of you when people don’t buy what you’re selling, but what about the monkeypox? I hear you can get it from kissing or something.
Food for thought.