(CNS): There have been an undisclosed number of COVID-19 isolation breaches of protocol over the last two weeks by travellers quarantining at home or private residences, according to Travel Cayman. These breaches involved those isolating engaging with members of the public and exchanging items. All of these reported breaches have been reported to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) and remain under investigation.
In many instances individuals have been placed in quarantine and are now facing prosecution. Officials said that all of the alleged breaches were isolated and that there is no cause for public health concern, but given how contagious the Delta variant is, these breaches threaten to burst Cayman’s infection-free bubble.
Over the last two weeks 27 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and there are 13 active cases, with five of those suffering symptoms of the virus. Almost all travellers returning to the Cayman Islands are coming via Kingston, London or Miami, places where the virus continues to spread rapidly.
Although the vaccine protects against serious illness, those who are fully vaccinated can still become infected with the Delta variant and can still spread the virus, as scientists now believe that the viral load in vaccinated people is no less than the viral load in those who are not. The release of several studies last week indicate that the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines wanes in the face of the Delta variant.
While government is...
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