Tag: Sabrina Turner
No more local COVID cases as tracing ends
(CNS): With more than 10,000 COVID-19 tests carried out over the last two weeks, Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee confirmed Thursday that there were no additional local cases in the day’s test results and that the contact tracing and testing in relation to both the North Side and the George Town Primary School outbreaks […]
Latest figures reflect slight increase in shots
(CNS): Even before the news of the return of coronavirus transmission in the community yesterday, the latest vaccination numbers show that the rate had already begun to increase this week. Before yesterday evening’s surge at the West Bay clinic, the latest figures from Public Health showed that 52,622 people, or 74% of estimated population of […]
Result pending on suspect COVID community case
(CNS): The Health Services Authority (HSA) is awaiting the test result from a local resident who was admitted to the George Town Hospital on Wednesday evening with symptoms associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19). The patient has no travel history and conclusive results are expected to be returned later today. Officials said that the first responders […]
Reopening spells return of masks, social distancing
(CNS): When the Cayman Islands’ borders reopen to vaccinated visitors who will not be required to isolate, residents can expect to see a return of mask mandates, social distancing protocols and a reduction in the permitted size of groups both inside and outside. Government ministers have said that as the risk of community transmission of […]
CIG waits for UK advice on COVID booster shots
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has indicated that it will be guided by research underway in the UK when it comes to decisions regarding the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. Officials have said that the public health authorities in England are expecting a report on the Pfizer booster shots in just over a week, […]
Border opening dates still on track
(CNS): Government is not changing its plans to begin the phased reopening of the borders on 9 September, when restrictions on travellers and commercial flights will be lifted. However, Premier Wayne Panton has revealed that government is moving the date to achieve the 80% national vaccination rate target to 14 October, when Cayman is due […]
Recycling depot opens at Prospect gas station
(CNS) Residents of Prospect, Red Bay and the surrounding area can once again drop off waste for recycling in the neighbourhood, as a local gas station has offered space for the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) to put new skips. The area lost its previous recycling depot at Hurley’s mid-February, and since then residents wanting […]
Sick seaman negative for COVID-19
(CNS): Officials have confirmed that a merchant seaman who was taken off a foreign vessel in Cayman waters at the weekend was negative for the coronavirus. The crew member was admitted to the Cayman Islands Hospital as he was exhibiting possible COVID-19 symptoms. In a short release about the decision to take the patient, Premier […]
Turner challenges vaccine misinformation
(CNS): Health Minister Sabrina Turner has appealed to the public to use good judgement and common sense over the misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine circulating on social media and being promoted in the local community. She asked people to learn the facts and data about the vaccine from sources like the World Health Organization or […]
Isolation cut to 5 days for vaccinated travellers
(CNS): Travellers who have a negative pre-arrival PCR COVID-19 test and have had a full course of a recognised vaccine against the coronavirus that can be verified can reduce the period of quarantine or isolation to just five days under new government regulations that came into effect Wednesday. The vaccine course must have been completed […]
Isolation cut to 5 days but population error skews vaccine rate
(CNS): Government has announced a reduction in the quarantine time from ten days down to five for people who have had an approved, verifiable COVID-19 vaccine, starting next week. The requirement for a pre-arrival negative coronavirus PCR test has been reinstated but travellers no longer need to get tested upon arrival at the airport.
