Psychiatric hospital COVID outbreak grows, director says care affected
Article by May 13, 2021
The cluster of COVID-19 cases at the Psychiatric Hospital has grown slightly by five new cases, with 55 people now being diagnosed with the illness, the health minister said Wednesday as its chief admitted the outbreak has begun to affect the hospital’s care.
But Minister of Health and Wellness Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic insisted the situation is under control, with the rise in numbers currently being seen as an expected development. So far, three staff members and 52 patients have tested positive for the coronavirus, he told journalists as he toured the St. Michael hospital on Wednesday.
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No public disclosures on local hotspots
Article by March 13, 2021
Minister of Health and Wellness Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic is adamant that health authorities will not be publicly disclosing the hot spots for the COVID-19 virus on the island.
Today, Minister Bostic told members of the media at the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dayrell’s Road, Christ Church office where a donation of equipment was made to aid the country’s response to the pandemic, that announcing the communities where there are clusters could lead to people being stigmatized, as was the case during the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
“We tend not to go that route because we want to preserve some level of confidentiality because at the end of the day if the persons in communities do not have confidence in what we are doing and in the system then they may not be willing to come forward and to participate in the various programmes that we are trying to put out there on their behalf,” he said.
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