Border reopening on hold as local COVID cases rise to 8 - Cayman Compass

Cayman is putting its border-reopening plan on hold, as health officials announce that a total of eight people have contracted COVID-19 through community transmission.

Premier Wayne Panton, speaking at a press briefing Tuesday, said the next phase of the reopening plan will be put off for the rest of this year.

Three cases involving Year 6 students at George Town Primary School have been confirmed, Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee said at the press briefing, and one more case – of an individual in government quarantine – has been confirmed that is connected with three positive cases reported last week. An eighth case, possibly related to George Town Primary School, was also found late Tuesday afternoon, and contact tracing has begun in that case, he said.

The three people who tested positive last week are all doing well, Lee said, adding that one remains in hospital.

All eight individuals who have tested positive, and their households, are in isolation, Lee stated.

3 cases at George Town Primary

More than 600 students, parents and staff at George Town Primary were swabbed by Public Health staff throughout Tuesday, following the confirmation Monday of one student contracting the disease, Lee said. That student, who was displaying flu symptoms, was tested after visiting the Flu Clinic.

The two other students were found to be positive following testing at the school Tuesday. Both those children are asymptomatic, Lee said.

Education Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly said...



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