Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic is hosting a press conference today, at 5:30 p.m. (PR)
- Measures to be implemented from Tuesday, July 13
- Measures will be in place for two weeks.
- Daily curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- No social gatherings.
- Attendance at indoor events will be capped at 100.
- Funeral attendance, based on spacing, will be capped at 100 people.
- Summer camps delayed for the next two weeks.
- Full contact sports on hold.
- No spectators at events, including cricket.
- Dance clubs and studios on hold.
- 75 per cent seating capacity on public transportation. No standing allowed.
- Those who can work from home should be allowed to do so.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George
Of recent samples received from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA):
- 9 samples are the Alpha variant (B117).
- 3 samples are the Delta variant.
- 3 samples are the Gamma variant.
- As of July 10th:
- 908 tests conducted.
- 40 new COVID-19 cases – 20 males, 20 females.
- In addition, six other people to be assessed at Harrison’s Point today.
- Positivity rate has moved to 1.6 per cent.
- Church in St Michael recorded 33 new cases. Almost all members in hotel quarantine.
- Contacts of these individuals will go to quarantine.
- Large business house – 21 members tested positive.
- Family in St George – 10 people tested positive.
- Another business – 4 people tested positive.
- Three people who arrived on Caribbean Airlines tested positive.
- Three young children are being monitored.
- They presented to Winston Scott Polyclinic, all independently.
- Presented with Gastrointestinal symptoms – abdominal pain and diarrhoea.
- This is a “quite unusual” presentation for COVID.