Lee confirms new COVID-19 variant in three Cayman samples
All other variants were ruled out from the samples, Lee said in a statement issued Tuesday morning.
In a brief audio statement, the CMO said, it was “not surprising” that Cayman now has confirmation of the variant in the Cayman Islands.
He stressed that strict protocols are in place to stymie transmission.
“We know it to be virulent and widespread. However, our strict adherence to quarantine protocols is keeping the threat of COVID 19 at bay,” he said.
Last week Lee confirmed to the
Cayman Compass that samples were sent to CARPHA (Caribbean Public Health Agency) around two weeks ago for genomic sequencing to determine if the COVID-19 Variant of Concern (UK) – Variant B117 was present.