Barbadians returning home are to pay for quarantine accommodation.
One of the casualties of Hurricane Elsa was the Paragon quarantine facility in Christ Church, which was left unfit to house arriving travellers waiting out the required COVID-19 grace period after testing. Prior to the hurricane, patients there were moved out by authorities.
Based on information from the Department of Emergency Management there were 2 372 reports of damage.
Yesterday, Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic confirmed the damage to the main quarantine facility, saying there would be no replacement, but rather arrivals would have to pay at the Government-approved locations.
He did not address how long the facility, located near the airport in Christ Church, would be off the list of locations. (AC)
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