Wells downplays CPSA concerns Minister of Health Renward Wells speaks with reporters outside the Churchill Building on Tuesday.
Even as a third wave of COVID-19 infections has emerged in The Bahamas, Minister of Health Renward Wells yesterday downplayed concerns over rising case numbers.
On Monday, Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA) President Dr. Sabriquet Pinder-Butler called for urgent action on the government’s part to curb the spread of COVID-19, noting that the healthcare system is already overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases.
But Wells expressed confidence that health officials are handling the situation in an “exceptional” manner.
“Let us remember that this is not our first rodeo,” he said outside Cabinet.
Physician sounds alarm as COVID-19 cases climb
Association head: We are set up for potential disaster Dr. Sabriquet Pinder-Butler. FILE
Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA) President Dr. Sabriquet Pinder-Butler yesterday called for urgent action on the government’s part to curb the spread of COVID-19 as The Bahamas continues to see a surge in new cases.
“Urgently, it needs to be addressed urgently by the Ministry of Health and the management of the PHA, as well as the Department of Public Health,” she said in an interview with
The Nassau Guardian.
“…Also, the unions, we are there to partner with management. We have been asking and talking about certain things. We always make recommendations over and over. Sometimes, we don’t have to reinvent the wheel. We just have to be able to learn from our experiences.
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NASSAU, BAHAMAS With less than a few days before the government expects to begin vaccinations, senior doctors remain on the fence over the ultimate decision to take the vaccine, said Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA) President Dr Sabriquet Pinder-Butler yesterday.
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced The Bahamas is expected to receive its first tranche of COVID-19 vaccines from the Indian government by Wednesday and its second tranche from the World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) by the end of May.
While 20,000 vaccines were expected to arrive in country from India on Sunday, there was a slight delay due to “logistical issues”.
The Bahamas ranked 22 among global countries beating COVID-19
NASSAU, BAHAMAS Although The Bahamas has flattened the curve in its second wave of coronavirus cases, the country remains at risk of a third wave, according to Director of the National HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Programme Dr Nikkiah Forbes.
In an interview with
Eyewitness News, Forbes noted that COVID cases in the country continue to remain “fairly low and manageable”.
Director of the National HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Programme Dr Nikkiah Forbes. (FILE PHOTO)
“We have come out from the Christmas holiday and New Year holiday period now where we would be looking for any changes with the outbreak related to those holidays and cases remain fairly constant [and] manageable,” she said.