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Health officials have taken control of a senior citizens’ home which has been designated as an isolation facility after 31 patients tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).
This was among the issues addressed by Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic today while speaking during a live press conference on the management of COVID-19. Bostic said while there is community spread of COVID-19, it is not too late to reverse this trend.
Prime Minister Mia Amor Motley, chairman of the Cabinet Sub-committee on COVID-19 Senator Dr Jerome Walcott, Infectious Disease Specialist and head of the Isolation Facilities, Dr Corey Forde and Senior Medical Officer of Health Dr Anton Best also participated in the press conference.
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Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic apologised to visitors and Barbadians for delays at the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory in processing COVID-19 results within the 24- to 48-hour window and gave the assurance this would improve “in the coming days”.
Bostic was speaking during a media briefing from Ilaro Court on Tuesday evening. It was streamed across social media and he was accompanied by Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins.
The Minister said Government recognised there would be a need for increased testing during the winter season, but there were challenges at the lab which resulted in delays. This caused some visitors and returning nationals to spend more time than was anticipated in the designated quarantine hotels.