Shoppers were seen in long lines as early as 6.30 am as they waited for their turn to enter the supermarket. According to a security officer on the scene, customers arrives as early as 5.30 am to start their grocery shopping,
Following what has been described by Government as the excellent public response to the three-day total lockdown last week, the territory is now into the “Stay Home Cayman” phase.
It’s been quiet in Cayman as a round the clock curfew aimed at stemming the infection rate of COVID-19 kicks in.
The Cayman Islands is being placed on a full 24/7 shutdown with a curfew starting at 7pm today until 5am on Saturday 28th March
The Cayman Islands is effectively being placed on lockdown effective Wednesday.
The Cayman Islands is under a 9pm to 5am curfew effective Tuesday March 24th for the next 10 days.
In an outlook balancing optimism with realism, Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin feels that while the world is entering uncharted territory, Cayman is positioned to weather the storm, at least in the interim.
Two more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Cayman Islands bringing the number to three.
An emerging statistic coming out of the COVID-19 corona virus pandemic is the vulnerability of the elderly, who, should they contract the virus, are considerably more likely to die than younger generations.
Health City Cayman Islands is reporting that the first 19 of the hospital’s staff members tested for COVID-19 are negative for the virus.