The group of concerned residents who had campaigned to stop the Government’s plan to enhance the Smith Barcadere location have welcomed the Government’s U-turn stopping all work on the project.
The announcement that we have COVID 19 in the Cayman Islands will be of great concern to everyone. However, this was not unexpected and the Government has been putting plans in place to minimise the impact.
In order to protect our patients, the Health Services Authority is restricting all visitors effective immediately (14th March 2020), except for parents of children in the paediatric ward and those accompanying mothers in labour.
Even though a vital school fair for Cayman Brac students was postponed last week, students are still getting important work experience on the Sister Island thanks to Layman Scott High School’s (LSHS) vocational work experience programme, called Work Link.
The coronaviruses (CoV) comprise of a large family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).
Officers from the new Cayman Islands Regiment have been deployed to support the staff in Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) as the department works hard on planning to assist with the Government’s response to COVID 19.
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.
Your health team have agreed that you may stay at home while you wait for the results of tests for COVID-19 infection.
The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has suspended all social visits until further notice to the Kirkconnell Community Care Centre, Cayman Brac; Golden Age Home and Maple House in Grand Cayman.
Globally the spread of COVID-19 (or "coronavirus”) has become of the highest concern as countries, governments, heads of state, and health service organisations continually assess how to combat mounting concerns of the virus.