Medical Health
Masks mandate repealed, travel tests dropped
(CNS): Government’s mandatory requirement for people to wear masks to protect against the spread of COVID-19 has been repealed and is now purely voluntary, with the exception of visitors to hospitals, prisons and care homes. Bar and restaurant owners can require staff to mask up when serving customers but the government is no longer compelling […]
COVID rate continues to decline in latest trend report
(CNS): There are an estimated 916 active cases of COVID-19 in the Cayman Islands as of Thursday morning, but the spread continues to decline, according to the latest weekly Public Health Spotlight report. Between 12 and 18 June, 369 cases of the virus were reported, with the daily average dropping from 67 in the previous […]
Chickenpox spread blamed for migrant unrest
(CNS): Following news Wednesday night of a disturbance at the Customs and Border Control Detention Centre at Fairbanks, the CBC said on Thursday afternoon that the situation was now calm. The unrest appears to have erupted after more migrants came down with chickenpox, as the virus appears to be spreading among those detained by border […]
HCCI introduces new robot to assist surgeons
(CNS): Health City Cayman Islands has begun using robots to help with laparoscopic procedures using the da Vinci X surgical system. The first robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery in the Cayman Islands took place last month through a partnership between the East End hospital and local healthcare provider OceanMed.
COVID-19 cases fluctuate after 8% increase
(CNS): There are an estimated 936 active cases of COVID-19 in the Cayman Islands, the Public Heath Department reported Thursday. Eight people are currently in hospital for COVID-related causes, three of whom are unvaccinated. The seven-day rolling average yesterday stood at 62, a decrease from the daily average of 67 between 5 and 11 June, […]
Shortage of COVID drugs as virus levels fluctuate
(CNS): Patients suffering the ill effects of COVID-19 in Cayman are struggling to access antiviral drugs such as Paxlovid and Molnupiravir since the Health Services Authority and the major private hospitals appear to have already used up their supplies. Although the trend in the spread of the coronavirus here in the Cayman Islands is in […]
Cuban migrants isolated with chickenpox
(CNS): Nine migrants who were being held at the Customs and Border Control Detention Centre were transferred to the Breakers Civic Centre on Sunday after at least two of them were diagnosed with chickenpox. Officials said that Public Health was monitoring the situation and the migrants were being treated.
Bryan: Restrictions will be reviewed as COVID cases fall
(CNS): The number of new COVID-19 cases each day has been in decline over the last week, with the rolling daily average on Thursday down to 70. There are an estimated 1,423 active cases, which is also down from a high of over 1,800 people in lockdown on 24 May. Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan has […]
Local sample under investigation for monkeypox
(CNS): The Public Health Department has said that it is investigating a potential monkeypox case in a young patient with a rash and fever that has been diagnosed as chickenpox. A sample from the patient has been sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), “out of an abundance of caution”, to check for the […]
HSA cardiology clinic moves out of hospital
(CNS): The Health Services Authority (HSA) Cardiology Clinic is moving from the hospital campus to the second floor of the Smith Road Medical Centre. The clinic will close at noon on Thursday at its current location at the Women’s Health Building and reopen at the new site on Tuesday, 7 June, officials said. The move […]
HSA starts training eight Caymanian EMTs
(CNS): Eight Caymanians with various backgrounds are training to help save lives by becoming emergency medical technicians (EMTs) through the Health Services Authority’s fully funded EMT Training Programme. The trainees were chosen from the 73 applicants who registered during a competitive admission process that included a written exam, a physical assessment, and a panel interview.Â
