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ROLLING THE DICE WITH OUR LIVES: COVID cases leap 200% as Sands warns: we’re ‘gambling at our peril’

FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands has said the country continues to “gamble” with COVID-19 “at our peril” as the Ministry of Health reported 79 new infections on Tuesday.

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Sands: Don’t make same mistake

FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands is warning health officials not to make the same mistake with the Omicron COVID-19 variant as they did with the Delta strain, saying this new threat, if not here already, might be in The Bahamas “fairly soon”.

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‘Make all visitors take PCR not antigen test’

FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands believes the government should move away from rapid antigen testing and instead require all travellers seeking to enter the country to produce a negative RT-PCR test in response to heightened concerns over the Omicron variant.

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SANDS WARNS NEW WAVE IS ON ITS WAY: Former minister pleads with those who refuse the vaccine to take jab

FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday cautioned local officials to “get ready” for a potential increase of COVID-19 cases, insisting a fourth wave of the disease was imminent.

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