The restrictions in Abaco will be tightened to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 on that island.
According to Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, health officials recommend that the curfew for that island be readjusted from 8 pm to 5 am.
Minnis said there is “no outbreak” on the island but the restrictions are to curtail infections.
State of play
It was discovered that –
- a few cases of COVID-19 were found at the Murphy Town Primary School in Central Abaco;
- four (4) positive cases originated from a construction site; and
- six (6) cases were confirmed to have originated from the Marsh Harbour Clinic.
Currently, no cases were reported in Sandy Point, and eleven tests are pending.
Contact tracing activities are ongoing, and the relevant staff will be placed in quarantine or isolation as required.
Consequently, the Marsh Harbour Clinic has undergone deep cleaning and sanitization and the Marsh Harbour Clinic remains open for service.
A team from the Surveillance Unit in New Providence has been dispatched to initiate contact tracing and to determine the level of exposure to the employees of the clinic and visiting clients.
Three nurses have been sent as support staff to the Marsh Harbour Clinic and two more nurses are expected to arrive soon. As it stands, there is a sufficient number of physicians on the island to manage the COVID-19 cases.