Tag: lateral flow test
OAG: Ministers must stay out of procurement process
(CNS): The Office of the Auditor General found no evidence of inappropriate actions by the civil service over the procurement of lateral flow tests to help manage the COVID-19 pandemic last year and that decisions made by Cabinet members were “reasonable and appropriate”. However, Auditor General Sue Winspear said clarity is needed around emergency decisions […]
Clinic to confirm positive LFTs extends one hour
(CNS): Hundreds of people are still testing positive for COVID-19 every day, many of them with lateral flow tests, but there is still only one daily clinic for those individuals to take the requisite confirmation PCR test. However, that clinic will now be open for two hours per day instead of just one, officials have […]
Video COVID-19 LFTs OKed for visitors
(CNS): The Department of Tourism has approved a video-based technology to enable visitors struggling to access COVID-19 tests prior to travel to take a lateral flow test via a confirmed video observation through AZOVA Inc, a certified video proctoring service, after downloading the app. The latest entry protocols require inbound travellers to have a negative […]
COVID contracts and spending under scrutiny
(CNS): The money government has spent on supplies to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic is being scrutinized by the Office of the Auditor General. Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, government has spent tens of millions of dollars managing the impact of the virus here, both directly and indirectly.
Med supplier sues gov’t over cancelled LFT order
(CNS): Blue Water Medical Supplies is suing the Cayman Islands Government, claiming that an order that was confirmed last month for half a million COVID-19 Flowflex Rapid Antigen Tests, at a cost of CI$1.275 million, had been cancelled in breach of the contract. In a very brief statement of claim filed with the Grand Court […]
Over 4,500 people in COVID-19 isolation
(CNS): Almost 6.5% of the population was in quarantine or self-isolating as of 8am Tuesday morning. Despite indications from Public Health officials yesterday that the number was 2,785, the latest release from government stated that yesterday morning there were 4,574 people locked down because of the pandemic.
Retailers charging too much for LFT, says premier
(CNS): With retailers charging as much as $10 for one COVID-19 lateral flow test (LFT), Premier Wayne Panton has warned that the government will step in if they continue to rip people off for an essential product. The government has made these tests duty free, and while they accept that merchants need to make a […]
COVID plans are working, says premier
(CNS): Seeking to calm fears and reassure an anxious population, Premier Wayne Panton delivered a message to the country at the weekend in which he said that this increase in cases of COVID-19 throughout all three Cayman Islands was concerning but it is also manageable because the “critical preparedness and response plans” were working.
Rapid test policy should cut need for isolation
(CNS): The government has finally unveiled its COVID-19 lateral flow test (LFT) policy, which sets out how and when they can be used. The do-it-yourself tests give a reliable result within 20 minutes and are very easy to use. Asymptomatic people will be able to find out quickly if they are infected and avoid speculative […]
Over 80 COVID cases reported at weekend
(CNS): Just two travellers tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on exit from quarantine at the weekend but another 81 people, including 13 children, picked up the virus in the community. According to various sources, people have tested positive across all sectors of the economy, including vaccinated staff at Cayman Airways and an unvaccinated civil servant who […]
Cabinet makes home COVID-19 tests duty free
(CNS): The government has waived the import duty on all approved COVID-19 home testing kits. According to the notes released from the Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, 12 October, this applies to the brands of lateral flow tests that have been approved by the Health Service Authority or the chief medical officer. This means that […]
