(CNS): Government has a difficult decision to make about possible changes to the current quarantine regime in the Cayman Islands and whether to stick to the plan to lift the five-day isolation period for fully verifiably vaccinated visitors and travellers next month, Governor Martyn Roper said on Friday. As a result, he said, Cabinet and caucus would be holding a Zoom meeting with Public Health England on Monday (today) to take advice on the next step in the light of the re-emergence of community cases here.
Premier Wayne Panton said at the press briefing on Friday evening that preliminary assessments are ongoing regarding the cost of not reopening the borders versus opening and risking a major outbreak.
He said that in addition to the advice from health experts, the government is taking advice from the technical experts at the Ministry of Finance as well as the Economics and Statistics Office to factor into the decision-making the information about what is going on around us and the views of the Cayman population.
He said everyone in government, including Speaker Bush, would be involved in the Zoom meeting and it would also include Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee and other HSA officials. He did say, however, that he would not be inviting Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart to take part but he supported his request to be briefed by public health officials.
“This is a very difficult decision,” Panton said, adding that he did not think it was appropriate for McTaggart to join...
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