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Cuba turns factory into facemask supplier
Cuba is getting creative about facemasks to battle coronavirus.
Cuba is getting creative about facemasks to battle coronavirus.
British scientists have warned that up to 250,000 people will die in the UK as a result of the coronavirus outbreak unless more draconian measures are adopted to protect the population.
There is no ideal time for a pandemic, but fewer countries are less equipped to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak than crisis-ridden Venezuela, warn doctors and public health experts.
The Cayman Islands Government’s temporary restriction on air travel as of 11:59pm on Sunday March 22, 2020 for three weeks due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) threat, will have no effect on Cayman Airways’ air cargo operations from Miami, Florida.
With some sector of the economy scaling back in light of the coronavirus outbreak, the government is taking steps to minimise the effect on the transport sector.
Businesses in Grand Cayman are doing their part to assist the community.
Commerce Minister Hon. Joey Hew recently (Wednesday, March 18) announced that the Cayman Islands Centre for Business Development, which will provide support to small businesses across the Islands especially during this current crisis, will open on Monday, March 23.
The Public Health Department have confirmed the results from the latest round of coronavirus testing.
Following the confirmed positive COVID-19 cases announced by Government today (Thursday 19 March), Water Authority-Cayman will cease providing face-to-face service and will close its office to the public, effective as of 20 March 2020, to protect the health of customers and staff.
The Registrar for NPOs (non-profit organisations) has concluded that charitable organisations in the Cayman Islands pose a low risk for the financing of global terrorist activities.