Health
Panton inclines towards access to legal abortion
(CNS): The lack of legal access to abortion in the Cayman Islands is currently under review by the Law Reform Commission as part of its work modernising the Penal Code. However, Premier Wayne Paton has made his first public declaration of his inclination to support at least limited access. Indicating that he understood the position […]
COVID-19 case numbers not reflecting reality
(CNS): Public Health officials will no longer be releasing the active case numbers or daily test results for COVID-19 as they say testing has drastically decreased over the last few weeks and is not reflecting the reality of transmission. “The daily estimate of active cases no longer provides a true representation of how COVID-19 is currently […]
Two containers of recyclables shipped from the Brac
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) recently transported two 40-foot containers filled with 35,407 lbs of aluminium cans, plastic (types 1 and 2) containers, lead acid batteries, used tyres and 2,475 gallons of oil from the Sister Islands to Grand Cayman. The recycled material has been sorted, baled and packed at the George Town […]
Census reveals high level of disability in local women
(CNS): One of the most concerning statistics revealed by the census is the number of Caymanian women suffering debilitating health consequences of non-communicable diseases, Deputy Premier Chris Saunders said at the press briefing to mark the publication of the Cayman Islands’ 2021 Census of Population and Housing Report.
COVID hospital cases increase as official numbers fall
(CNS): Public Health officials said that the number of hospital admissions and patients needing treatment for COVID-19 shows that the decline in detected cases is leading to an underestimate of the true incidence of the coronavirus in the local population. The number of reported cases is falling as testing declines, distorting the true picture. Genomic […]
Another year passes with no single-use plastic ban
(CNS): It is now three years since the PPM-led government created a steering committee in July 2019 to shape a policy to ban some single-use plastics in the Cayman Islands, such as plastic bags, straws and take-out food containers. CNS contacted the Ministry of Sustainability this week about the status of the proposed ban but […]
COVID hospitalisations increase as testing declines
(CNS): There were eleven COVID-positive patients in hospital on Wednesday, all but one of them vaccinated, according to the Public Health Department. While there has been a drop in the number of people reporting symptoms or positive home test results, it is apparent from anecdotal reports that the current infection rate is much higher than […]
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 […]
New variants emerge as COVID cases increase
(CNS): The latest weekly analysis of COVID-19 in the Cayman Islands shows an increase in cases, even with a decline in testing, but also the emergence of Omicron BA.5 and the sub-lineage BE.1. Public Health Department officials have again urged people with symptoms of the virus to get a PCR test so that they can […]
Public Health urges COVID positives to take PCR test
(CNS): While both the mask mandate and the requirement for a negative test for travellers have been dropped, Public Health officials are urging members of the public who have symptoms of COVID-19 or get a positive lateral flow test to get a PCR test. Without the confirmation tests, officials cannot keep track of the community […]
Premier isolating after catching COVID-19
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton is in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 following a routine morning lateral flow test ahead of his working day. As Panton awaited the results of a PCR test, his office issued a release stating that he is mildly symptomatic and will remain at home for the next seven days, attending […]
