NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced new restrictions to movement only for residents of New Providence and Abaco due to high COVID-19 case numbers that have now forced the health care system to the edge of “collapse”, The Tribune reported on Wednesday, October 7, in an article written by Khrisna Russell.
Beginning this Friday at 7pm, a 24-hour curfew will be enforced each day throughout the holiday weekend until Tuesday at 5am. The same will follow for subsequent weekends – Fridays at 7pm to Mondays at 5am.
Additionally, a daily curfew of 7pm will be enforced. Dr Minnis did not say when these new restrictions will end, but he said it depended on an improvement of the current situation.
“The persistently high case numbers – particularly on New Providence – have placed immense strain on our healthcare system and our medical professionals,” Dr Minnis said in the House of Assembly Wednesday. “Our hospitals are full. Medical teams have been pushed to their capacity. If there is further deterioration in the COVID-19 situation on our most populated island we risk a collapse of the healthcare system.”
During the 24-hour weekend lockdowns, food stores, pharmacies, gas stations, construction sites and laundromats are prohibited from opening. See full Tribune article at http://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/oct/07/breaking-news-weekend-lockdowns-new-providence-and/
