Tag: Dr Srirangan Velusamy
COVID-19 outbreak at Brac old folks home
(CNS) UPDATED: Officials have now confirmed that in addition to the three elderly residents at the Kirkconnell Community Care Centre (KCCC) on Cayman Brac who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, four staff members tested positive on Tuesday, one of whom was unvaccinated, despite working in a home for seniors.
Popular doctor from Faith Hospital passes
(CNS): Patients and staff at Faith Hospital on Cayman Brac are still reeling from the sudden loss of Dr Dasanapur Girish, who died suddenly from natural causes while in Jamaica on 19 June. He was an ER physician who had been working at the Brac hospital for about two and half years. Health officials said […]
Little Cayman gets first purpose-built ambulance
(CNS): Little Cayman now has its first brand new and purpose-built ambulance, replacing the emergency response vehicle on the island that was deemed inadequate for medical emergencies. The Health Services Authority (HSA) recently sent the vehicle to the health team at the Little Cayman Clinic, and officials said it would be used for emergency intervention […]
Brac gets own turbo COVID-19 test machine
(CNS): Faith Hospital in Cayman Brac now has a GeneXpert machine to test for COVID-19. The GeneXpert is an automated, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, providing faster results than a traditional PCR machine. The Brac is now accepting travellers on the home quarantine iMsafe system so the machine will help with clearance tests at […]
