PM and Deputy PM to self-quarantine after Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre exposed to COVID-19

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest.

As of Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest will go into self-quarantine after the Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre closed following exposure to COVID-19.

A statement from the Cabinet Office said “…the Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre, which houses the Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Finance and their agencies has been closed for cleaning and sanitization following exposure to COVID-19.

“The Ministry of Health’s Surveillance Unit has initiated contact tracing to determine the level of exposure to employees and visitors to the Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre.

“At this point there has been no confirmation that the Prime Minister or the Deputy Prime Minister have been exposed. Out of an abundance of caution, the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister will voluntarily enter into self-quarantine until further instructions from the Ministry of Health.

“Other employees of the Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre are encouraged to self-quarantine until further instructions are issued by the Ministry of Health.”

Mr Turnquest tested negative for COVID-19 in July after he self-quarantined at his Grand Bahama home.

• See Wednesday's Tribune for more.

Clamshell 3 years, 8 months ago

Will they unplug his phone, too? Please?

happyfly 3 years, 8 months ago

Rumor has it that the new Berry Island and Eleuthera cases were caused by a traveling BPL worker. If this is true, between that, the above and the outbreaks at several other government-managed facilities, and the fact that the government conspired with Bahamasair to provide dirt cheap plane tickets for untested travelers to go to Miami and back for the weekend - we really are all staying at home for nothing. They threaten us with fines, they got us all pointing fingers at tourists for not wearing masks and calling each other careless and stupid........for what ?! We are all doing what we are told to do whilst the government spreads this disease around for us. We have a bunch of tyrannical nitwits running the show and we are the stupid ones for presuming they are going to do anything but destroy this country in the process.

DDK 3 years, 8 months ago

Da PM get lock-down😪😂🤣😂

DDK 3 years, 8 months ago

The whole Covid thing and Government's handling of same is above pathetic and ridiculous, happyfly, it's all a big, disgusting farce.

Porcupine 3 years, 8 months ago

Any new cases today?

TalRussell 3 years, 8 months ago

Yesterday, Barbados top-brass public health and safety officials attempted to calm its PopoulacesOrdinary at large POAL that there is no need for panic after the discovery of one confirmed case of malaria. The calming POAL comes on the heels 12 Nurses who have tested positive for COVID-19 and one of them has been diagnosed with malaria. The comrade Sisters Nurses are part of a group of Ghanian Nurses brought to the island two weeks ago in a bid to improve Nursing Care in Barbados.

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