Key points from the February 21, 2021 COVID management televised statement featuring Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic.
Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic spoke at 6 p.m. today.
• 12 hours before end of lockdown period.
• The period was useful. Barbadians were able to take a break.
• Health care workers were able to carry out their duties.
• In 48 hours seniors and vulnerable received vaccines in calm surroundings.
• The national stop worked.
• People do not need to run to the supermarket and village stores every day for 2 items.
• It is no longer cool to lime.
• Concern that messages are being lost to those who stay at home with symptoms.
• The symptoms are similar to the cold: Fever, runny nose, cough and so on.
• Stop the topping up.
• There is and will be no food shortage in Barbados.
• We will end the mandatory stay-at-home order at 6 a.m. tomorrow.
• We still have a long way to go before we are on top of the COVID crisis.
• Working to reduce wait time for transportation of COVID-positive patients to designated isolation centres.
• More buses will be pressed into action to reduce wait time.
• People living in crowded homes will be accommodated in quarantine hotels while waiting for results.
• While waiting for results, don’t mix with others.
• Don’t rush vaccination centres.
• To date the focus has been on frontline workers, essential workers, the vulnerable and elderly.
• 40-000 plus vaccines to be administered from this shipment.
• Allow the most exposed and elderly to be vaccinated.
• On Monday, people with appointments, people who are vulnerable and the elderly will be given priority at vaccination centres.
• Stay-at-home order ends at 6 a.m. Monday.
• Curfew continues until the end of February.
• COVID numbers are still high.
• We all have to try to bring the positivity rate down. (KG)
