The Ministry of Health announced on Friday that there are five new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The new cases are:
• A 37-year-old man of Inagua with a history of travel.
• A 64-year-old man of Inagua with a history of travel.
• A 29-year-old woman of New Providence – travel details are pending.
• A 34-year-old woman of New Providence – travel details are pending.
• A 50-year-old woman of New Providence – travel details are also pending.
All five cases are in isolation at home.
The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 129 with 25 of those active.
Health officials are reminding the public to practice the following measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19:
• Wear a face mask when you leave home;
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, and if soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 70% alcohol;
• Cover your cough or sneeze in your inner elbow or with a tissue; and
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces such as phones, remotes controls, counters, doorknobs, and keyboards.
Comments
ISpeakFacts 4 years, 4 months ago
Thanks to Minnis and the D- educated bahamian population, we've had 25 CONFIRMED cases in less than 10 days and we've only tested EIGHTY ONE persons in that timeframe! Cant wait until Sunday to see what garbage General Dictator Adolf Minnis will spew out of his vile, disgusting, and nasty mouth this time!
STOP TRAVELLING TO FLORIDA, AND CLOSE OUR DAMN BORDERS NOW!!!
Economist 4 years, 4 months ago
I understand that some government offices are not taking your tempreture or providing hand sanitizers when you go in AND many staff have the face mask around the neck not covering mouth or nose.
No wonder there is a spread, especially in Freeport where the government is especially slack.
The COVID-19 case rise is due to governmennt workers.
tribanon 4 years, 4 months ago
There's going to be chaos and anarchy throughout New Providence if Minnis is not soon replaced by a competent PM who Bahamians can trust to make sensible decisions while leading and guiding our country and its people during these most difficult times. Minnis was never a competent and trustworthy leader and never will be one. He's much too arrogant and nasty, and lacks the necessary smarts to think things through and make the right decisions. And because he's so uncomfortable around people he perceives to be much smarter than himself, he has effectively cut himself off from getting good advice from competent advisors. Frankly, he's never been anything more than a power hungry bully of a politician who should have stuck to his medical practice.
thps 4 years, 4 months ago
If 2 of the new cases are in Inagua, why are the 5 lumped into New Providence?
Hoda 4 years, 4 months ago
The news said they are inagua residents. They were travelling from florida to inagua and were quarantined in nassau
thps 4 years, 4 months ago
ok makes sense. The tribune's bullets made it confusing.
stillwaters 4 years, 4 months ago
Bahamians must start to take responsibility for their own safety against this virus and stop diligently searching for somebody to blame for the increase in cases. Wear masks, stay away from others, don't engage in crowded situation, don't go to Florida, take care of your personal hygiene.How hard can that be? Put the same diligence into those actions, instead of casting around blame. The government, no government in the world, can constantly babysit unruly citizens.
thps 4 years, 4 months ago
agreed. to a point. One can do all at the same time.
Many problems can be solved individually. However, when one starts taking proportional credit, they must then accept proportional blame. Consider this too. The precedent has been set with all of the powers exerted by the PM. So if they did things like closing schools, borders, shopping schedules and exercise times,, don be surprised if people don't expect you to implement another policy if you then say an action can cause community spread.
Plus debate is healthy in a democratic society. Everyone throws out their ideas, good or bad, and we collectively decide what we think is best. I am sure many on this board aren't traveling to Florida, ar are wearing masks and are washing their hands. So we can do both, our part in containing the spread and pointing out where we think policies can be better.
tribanon 4 years, 4 months ago
Oh, really?! Is the Bahamian public to be blamed for the very foolish premature reopening of our borders to travellers from the US at a time when most states in the US are ablaze with out-of-control community spread of the deadly Communist China Virus, especially Florida? I certainly think not. The blame for that faux pas entirely belongs to D'Aguilar and Minnis a/k/a Dumb and Dumber. And Bahamians are going to die as a direct result of Minnis and D'Aguilar believing the false narrative that our economy could be re-opened to tourists in the midst of a pandemic raging in the US where most of our tourists come from.
These two stooges, Minnis and D'Aguilar, were all too quick to drink the same poisonous balance act kool-aid that Trump so eagerly drank. It's just plain common sense that our country's economy cannot function during uncontrollable rampant community spread of a deadly virus in the US. That's why Atlantis, Baha Mar and other resort establishments are keeping their doors closed and its why Canada, the EU countries and many other nations have wisely closed their borders to travellers from the US.
Bobsyeruncle 4 years, 4 months ago
Also agree. At some point people have to start using their own common sense. There's no-one in The Bahamas that doesn't know Florida is a Covid hotspot. Sure, Minnis should never have opened the borders, but c'mon, even a D- average population must know that their chances of contracting the virus in FL are high, and would consider the risk too high just for the sake of a trip to Walmart & Costco.
tribanon 4 years, 4 months ago
I thought we had to endure months of lockdowns, curfews, business closures, beach closures, etc. because our D- average population could not be trusted to adhere to common sense rules like social distancing, mask wearing, etc. But you somehow reckon they have enough common sense not to travel to Covid-19 inflamed Florida to go shopping and sight seeing given the risks involved. You either must be kidding or you're as daft as Minnis! LOL
Bobsyeruncle 4 years, 4 months ago
That's why I used the word "Start". But you're right, it's probably too much of an expectation
Newgate 4 years, 4 months ago
There will always morons who defy common sense. Why in the world would you go to the states knowing there is a pandemic? This clearly shows a lack of concern for fellow countrymen. I can understand the desire to open up and start the economy again. No cash is being generated and services still need to run. But this is a pandemic, Opening up only opens US up to more cases and frankly i can see this going to get worse. People in the states have shown a disturbing lack of concern for the global situation (which is why cases exploded over there).
This is why i always wished the Bahamas was able to do more than tourism. Options are very limited however, with oil being the only thing that might have been able to make a serious impact on the economy and oil is something that can run out AND the world is slowly starting to move away from fossil fuels, the window to bother with oil may be shrinking.
John 4 years, 4 months ago
Can the government just put two billboards at the airport; One at the departure side that says, "this is the Corona count as you leave," and one at the exit (for those returning) saying, "this is the Corona count as you return."
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