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The Bahamas received good news this week which should translate directly into an influx of much-needed tourism dollars, including from the cruise sector. The Bahamian Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Pearl McMillian, announced that the Center for Disease Control is downgrading the Bahamas Travel Warning from a Level Four to a Level Three. This is a […] ....
Four consecutive weeks of increase in COVID-19 cases NASSAU, BAHAMAS With coronavirus cases continuing to increase for the fourth consecutive week, health officials have stopped short of condemning political gatherings and campaigning. During a Ministry of Health press conference on the COVID-19 situation to date, Chief Medical Officer Dr Pearl McMillian said certain social events and gatherings “can wait” and urged Bahamians to continue following protocols. Supporters and candidates of major political parties have been hitting the pavement, campaigning in various communities in large numbers despite recent criticism and concerns over its impact on rising coronavirus cases. McMillian noted however that health officials are not currently monitoring the activities of political parties. ....
BDU calls for rapid antigen tests to be incorporated in COVID dashboard NASSAU, BAHAMAS Bahamas Doctors Union President Dr Melisandre Bassett yesterday expressed concerns about the effectiveness of follow-up rapid antigen testing for travelers to The Bahamas. She said it was hoped that officials would begin with a more COVID sensitive test first before scaling back as the capture rate of cases lowered. “Certainly, earlier on, we would have expressed our concern that we were switching to a rapid antigen test as opposed to going to something that had a greater sensitivity, which was the PCR,” she told Eyewitness News. ....