COVIDCayman Update - 25 March 2020

COVID-19 in the Cayman Islands
Update - March 25 2020
1. TWO (2) additional suspected cases have been confirmed as POSITIVE and another previously reported negative result has now been confirmed as POSITIVE. This brings the total now to NINE* (9) with 1 deceased.
(*This number includes 1 preliminary positive result tested locally but still awaiting confirmation from CARPHA.)
The 9 positive cases are broken down as follows:
- 6 related to Health City Cayman Islands (including the 1 deceased)
- 2 related to travel history outside the Cayman Islands
- 1 related to community transmission (still awaiting confirmation from CARPHA)
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2. Effective 7:00pm tonight 25 March, the entire country will be placed on a 24-hour curfew ending at 5:00am on Saturday 28 March.
This is not for a 24-hour period, but for all hours in the day over the period of:
7:00pm 25 March -- 5:00am 28 March.
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3. No businesses will be allowed to be opened during the new curfew period save for exemptions below.
The following organisations are permitted to conduct business during the curfew period for specific reasons. Not all staff in the organisation will be considered essential. The businesses will need to seek approval for specific staff members by contacting curfewtime@gov.ky.
- All emergency services (Police Service, 911 Call Centre, Fire Service, Prison Service, private security firms, and Customs & Border Control)
- Government Departments namely: DOE (for marine enforcement), MRCU (for spraying and mosquito control), DCFS (for emergency family work), National Weather Service, CIAA (and Island Paving) (for continuing the runway works), CAA, DVES (for emergency vehicle service only)
- Solid waste (Department of Environmental Health, Island Waste Carriers, and JUNK)
- Medical facilities (Health Services Authority, Health City Cayman Islands, CTMH Doctor's Hospital, ambulance services, and all private doctor's offices for personal emergency care)
- Food & Warehouse Distributors (Only staff that are shipping, receiving, or warehouse processing)
- Restaurants (for delivery ONLY; staff including cooks and delivery drivers)
- Charity Organisations that provide emergency/urgent care: Meals on Wheels, Cayman Crisis Centre, Jasmine Hospice, and Feed Our Future.
- Specialist Care: Elderly/vulnerable; veterinary services (for emergency care only); care for animals in captivity;
- Utilities & Infrastructure (Port Authority, Water Authority - Cayman, Cayman Water Company, CUC, Cayman Brac Power & Light, C3, Logic, Digicel, and FLOW)
- Members of the press and other media
- Minister/Members of Cabinet and the Legislative Assembly
- Office of the Premier staff
- Office of HE The Governor staff
- Cabinet Office staff
- Director of Public Prosecution staff
- Judicial Administration staff
- Attorney General Chambers staff
- NEOC Members
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