Tag: Sabrina Turner
Public street fitness park opens on 7MB
(CNS): Government officials opened the Calisthenics Park last week on crown land at the Seven Mile Public Beach. The 5,575 sqft outdoor fitness facility, which is open to the public, was donated by local businessman Phillip Schlossstein and will be maintained and managed by the Cayman Islands Government. Calisthenics is a form of strength training […]
Turner pushes kids vaccine as virus cases plummet
(CNS): Just 44 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 were reported to the Public Health Department over the weekend, as the official figures relating to the virus move into a rapid decline. There are now an estimated 957 active cases of the virus, and the seven-day rolling average, as of 28 February, fell to 40 cases.
Health City breaks ground on new $100M hospital
(CNS): Government officials and Dart executives were out in force Thursday morning for the official ‘golden shovel’ moment when Health City Cayman Islands, the hospital founded by world-renowned Indian heart surgeon, Devi Shetty, broke ground on a new facility south of Camana Bay. The new 70,000 sqft state-of-the-art hospital will be built on three acres […]
Isolators warned they must get official PCR exit test
(CNS): Health Minister Sabrina Turner said at Thursday’s press briefing that people who have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus who leave isolation before getting an official PCR exit test, regardless of how long they have been in quarantine, will be prosecuted. Those who have left isolation without getting the formal test are being selfish, […]
Bars, clubs to close by midnight in face of Omicron
(CNS): The government will be rolling out new regulations forcing bar, club and restaurant owners to close by midnight every evening until New Year’s Eve as a way of preventing a potential new and explosive wave of COVID-19 infections related to the Omicron variant. During Thursday’s press briefing, Medical Officer of Health Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez […]
Returning locals not tourists pose greater threat
(CNS): Returning residents, and not tourists, will present the biggest risk to the rest of the community when it comes to the spread of COVID-19, now that vaccinated travellers are no longer required to quarantine on arrival. Health Minister Sabrina Turner said it won’t be tourists visiting elderly relatives, moving from bar to bar, delivering […]
Public Health still struggling to cope
(CNS): Tasked with dealing with the fallout from the worsening local outbreak of COVID-19, the Public Health Department is still short handed and the health ministry is continuing to shuffle staff and resources to enable the department to cope with its workload. From manning the Flu Hotline and PCR testing to reporting the numbers and […]
Minister warns diabetics to protect against COVID
(CNS): As the number of people living with diabetes here in Cayman continues to grow, making it the fourth leading cause of death in this country, Health Minister Sabrina Turner is urging the more than 3,000 people living with the condition to do all they can to protect themselves from COVID-19.
COVID spread a ‘shock to our systems’ says Turner
(CNS): People should keep calm, Health Minister Sabrina Turner said on Wednesday night in a video message to the country following news that 123 positive COVID-19 cases were recorded in the community in just 24 hours. Turner said she was sure the rising numbers came “as rather a shock to our systems” after more than […]
Quarantine to be lifted in four weeks
(CNS): The Cayman Island Government will be allowing vaccinated travellers and visitors into the country without having to quarantine from Saturday, 20 November. The announcement was made by Premier Wayne Panton on Friday afternoon at a press conference, but it appears that the details of how this next phase of the border reopening plan will […]
Minister promises improved mental health care
(CNS): Health and Wellness Minister Sabrina Turner has made a clear public commitment to improve access to quality mental health care in the Cayman Islands for everyone. In a statement released Sunday to mark World Mental Health Day, she said she hoped to strengthen the existing mental health services, provide specific insurance coverage and promote […]
