Three new cases of COVID-19 in New Providence, Bahamasair flight attendant tests positive

As of Wednesday, July 15, 2020

The Ministry of Health confirmed on Wednesday that there are three new cases of COVID-19 in New Providence.

The new cases are a 57-year-old woman with a history of travel who is now in hospital; a 51-year-old woman with no history of travel who is in isolation at home and a 29-year-old woman with a history of travel who is also in isolation at home.

The total number of cases now stands 119 with 15 of those active.

The Ministry also addressed reports on social media that claimed there were three new cases on Grand Bahama and all were police officers. The ministry said there were no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Grand Bahama on Wednesday.

It added that it is the ministry’s policy “to protect the names of persons and businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19, and it will not publish the same, as this information is considered strictly ‘private and confidential’.”

• A Bahamasair flight attendant tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. In a press statement, Bahamasair Managing Director Tracy Cooper said that the flight attendant has not been to work since July 6. He said the airline has been in contact with the Ministry of Health and is following the established guidelines and protocols health officials have outlined. One airline official, who declined to speak on the record, said there is minimal contact among people on the planes, and cabin services are not provided. The planes undergo enhanced cleaning every time they land, the official said.

ISpeakFacts 3 years, 9 months ago

A big THANK YOU to Hubert "Idiot" Minnis, Merceline "Obese" Dahl-Regis, Dionisio "Marshmallow-headed" D'aguilar, and the rest of the dimwits at the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Tourism for the sooooooo many cases of Chinese Virus.

President Xi Jinping sends his regards!

DWW 3 years, 9 months ago

how much is your gov't salary?

Proguing 3 years, 9 months ago

The WHO says Covid-19 'may never go away':

https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...

So are you saying that we should close our borders forever ?

proudloudandfnm 3 years, 9 months ago

He also says they're making good progress on a vaccine. I don't think he meant it'll be as prevalent as it is today. Like polio and the bubonic plague, there's still a small amount of cases but no epidemic. We opened our borders to the USA, that could have waited, no need for that right now. We could have used our heads and open only to countries that are taking this thing seriously. We did not have to allow Americans in yet.....

tribanon 3 years, 9 months ago

Where is Minnis hiding?! Where is D'Aguilar hiding?!

Symonette, Sands and others are smartly banking on Minnis's dumbness, arrogance and stubbornness to sink his own political ship. They know Minnis's arrogance and stubborness will not allow him to order the re-closing of our international borders no matter how many Bahamian deaths may result from the pre-mature re-opening of our borders against the backdrop of a raging resurgence of Covid-19 in many states of the US, especially Florida. They know Minnis is a cold-blooded tyrannical authoritarian who couldn't care less how many Bahamian lives must be sacrificed to the Communist China Virus for his fiefdom to get a few dollars of hard currency from a handful of daredevil tourists.

ISpeakFacts 3 years, 9 months ago

I heard Hubert "Idiot" Minnis is supposed to make a national address sometime this weekend, wonder if he'll finally have the balls to not hide from questions regarding Sands!

Sure would be nice to have a leader right now, unfortunately this country will never see one!

tribanon 3 years, 9 months ago

Please stop trolling and commenting on my posts.....many others posting to this website think both you and I are that other guy Mudda whose posting style and key word usage you have obviously very deliberately decided to adopt. Suggest you do your own original thinking and stop piggy backing and echoing the thoughts and views of others.

ISpeakFacts 3 years, 9 months ago

If people assume both YOU and I are mudda, doesn't that mean you are also piggy backing and echoing the thoughts of others?

Then again you are mudda, you have no life and feel the need to have 3 different tribune accounts, I don't care for your thoughts about me sick mudda, I just SPEAK and post the FACTS!

tribanon 3 years, 9 months ago

Whatever.

DWW 3 years, 9 months ago

you got a nice govt salary hey? what about those who aint seen a paycheck since March?

proudloudandfnm 3 years, 9 months ago

Opening our borders has not helped our economy. And it's doubtful we'll see any significant amounts of visitors during this pandemic. At some point we're going to have to face that reality open or closed....

mandela 3 years, 9 months ago

For a few dollars more starring Clint Eastwood oops sorry starring the Minnis government, 4mths closed and in the last month (30 days) of being closed NO CASES. 15 days open and 15 new cases what a waste of our 4mths of suffering.

ISpeakFacts 3 years, 9 months ago

Those four months of suffering are thanks to Hubert "crayon eating" Minnis having a power trip, you best believe he'll be locking all of us back up in no time, meanwhile the tourist and illegal immigrants can do whatever the hell they want without any discipline from Minnis!

DWW 3 years, 9 months ago

4 months no income. it can't go on forever.

tribanon 3 years, 9 months ago

Suggest you get used to living without tourists because they ain't coming back in great numbers anytime soon, if ever.

SP 3 years, 9 months ago

I cannot beleive they expected any other result than exactly this happening! What was the logic of opening, especially to Florida?

Now what?

DWW 3 years, 9 months ago

how much is your govt salary?

RealTalk 3 years, 9 months ago

Well, if we are being honest, COVID is not going anywhere anytime soon. (Unless the Russian vaccine is 100% ready). To shut the country down for another 3 - 4 months would not be the smartest move. Sad to say, but we just have to live with it.

DWW 3 years, 9 months ago

well said. it can't go on like this forever. it can't go on much longer. people aint got savings. they gonna have to start robbin

joeblow 3 years, 9 months ago

I am shocked. Nobody expected this could happen!

bahamianson 3 years, 9 months ago

Are we supposed to be wearing masks in public or when in commercial buildings? I am confused. can we drive in our cars without masks?

thps 3 years, 9 months ago

You have to wear them at all times in public

unless you are in the parliament sitting down then you can take it off
but if you are in church you are supposed to have it on at all times
but if you are in a restaurant when you enter and exit but not when seated
same with the beach when its not closed on holiday weekends and you arent a fence hopping tourist
but in your car is ok to not have it
if your exercising outside then its ok not to but inside gyms its required or at least some gyms
perhaps also when you aren't speaking in a mic as it seems they all take it off then
if you cant do our job with it on maybe there is an exception but I'm not sure

did i get it right?

bahamianson 3 years, 9 months ago

man stop THPS, I drove past Bay street this morning at 7:30 am and saw two police officers standing in Rawson Square next to the lady whom sells in that little stall/shack , with no masks on!!!!!!! They were not wearing any masks under their chins or hanging from any of their ears, no masks, then some other office wants to show his or her peacock feathers , and give you a ticket for driving without a mask. These officers need to have a morning pow wow because they are mixed up like potcake. Every officer is doing his own thing. There seems to be no protocol.

bahamianson 3 years, 9 months ago

if you skin lil bright and they want to push their power , you are in trouble. If you look sexy and they stop you, you had better give them your number or you guilty, here is the ticket.

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