The Health Services Authority and the Public Health Department is advising the public that the childhood immunization programme will resume starting July 2020 with an island-wide campaign across all districts in the Cayman Islands. This initiative is organized to reduce the backlog of missed immunizations following the brief suspension of some childhood immunization services due
As the Cayman Islands relaxes its COVID-19 regulations, Public Health staff are fanning out across Grand Cayman, hanging posters in the staff areas of supermarkets, gas stations, pharmacies, restaurants, and other businesses, to support employees in maintaining safe COVID-19 practices. Posters also are being hung in public places, and signage in selected bus shelters give
The Public Health Department is currently offering COVID-19 screening to people employed in administrative and office roles, as well as those working in childcare and teaching. To ensure they have an opportunity to be tested, individuals who work in smaller organisations or as self-employed traders, may now self-register for COVID-19 screening. The register for screening form
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports 623 COVID-19 tests carried out since Friday’s press conference. Three were positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, and the people were identified through the screening programme and are not symptomatic. Two of these are returning travelers and one is presumed to have acquired the
Of 391 test results, all returned negative. The Cayman Islands has to date tested 22,657 samples. CARPHA which audited CI tests has confirmed accuracy of all 100 reports sent. So far 383 antibody test results received show a rate of 1.6 percent immunoglobulin presence which is a low rate. Majority of those tested were front
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports 451 COVID-19 tests carried out since Tuesday’s press conference of which one result detected SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. This individual is asymptomatic and was picked up through screening; contact tracing has started.
In observance of National Testing Day and Regional HIV Testing Day observed annually on 27 June, the Health Services Authority (HSA) is offering free HIV testing from Wednesday, 24 June to Wednesday, 1 July by appointment only. For persons with undiagnosed HIV, testing is the first step in maintaining a healthy life and reducing the
Test results reported today were 451 negatives and no positives. The total number of tests carried out in the Cayman Islands is now 21, 282. Government has launched 10 Wi-Fi hotspots which give persons free 24/7 access on the three islands. Leaders provided updates on a number of government services including convenient ways to pay
The Cayman Islands National Weather Service has advised that the Sahara dust plume now stretching across the Caribbean will support hazy conditions across the Cayman Islands over the next 24 hours. The Public Health Department is advising the public that over the next twenty four hours these conditions could potentially increase symptoms in persons with
Out of 1,034 test results today, there are only two positives, from community screenings and both are asymptomatic. Hard curfew ceases from 4.30 am Sunday. As such, hard curfew continues Friday and Saturday from 10 pm to 4.30 am, ending on Sunday morning at 4.30 am. 23 new ticketable offences that range in fines from