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Negative PCR test needed for travel to Sister Islands

by Renae Stampp
September 17, 2021
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(CMR) Following the confirmation of 24 community transmission cases of COVID-19 on Grand Cayman, anyone traveling to the Sister Islands from Grand Cayman who has not been fully vaccinated 14 days before travel must provide a negative PCR test certificate from an approved laboratory.

The test must be done no more than 48 hours before travel.

Inter-island travel from Grand Cayman to the Sister Islands will remain the same for verifiably vaccinated individuals.

At a press conference on Friday, 17 September, Premier Hon Wayne Panton announced that the inter-island travel restrictions would go into effect once the revised travel and boating regulations are published early next week.

The increased COVID-19 suppression measures follow the Government’s decision to pause the transition from Phase Three to Phase Four of the Cayman Islands’ border reopening plan earlier this week in the face of renewed community transmission of the virus and increased public concern.

The Islands were scheduled to move to Phase Four, featuring more relaxed border control measures allowing more significant numbers of visitors into the country, on 14 October 2021. This schedule changed following confirmation of community spread in two separate clusters of coronavirus infection, one of which affected a local primary school.

The Premier explained, “This pause gives us an opportunity to strengthen some of our controls so that we reduce the likelihood of a surge of COVID-19 cases that puts lives and all commerce at risk. Once we go through this process, Government will have a better sense of the way forward, and our citizens may have increased confidence in our local ability to re-join the wider world.”

Premier Panton also emphasized that before the Cayman Islands relaxes controls, the Government is seeking to ensure the Islands’ “actual resilience is as robust in tackling the current outbreaks as we have believed them to be.”

He said Government is purposely taking this pause on reopening to ensure “the children are protected, limit the spread of the virus and address fears while examining the way forward.”

Replying to queries, the Premier said while the pause will not be lifted on 14 October, it would be difficult to pin it down to a specific date at this time.

However, he said the situation has been somewhat reassuring, with nearly all positive community transmission cases remaining asymptomatic.

The Premier underscored the need for residents to remain calm and assured that the Government is taking the safety of all, but especially that of children and parents, very seriously.

Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee noted that over 7,000 PCR tests had been conducted since last week, with the overwhelming majority testing negative.  He said these results highlight the fact that widespread vaccinations work in suppressing the disease.

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Renae Stampp

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A regional writer with almost 10 years of experience working in various news media including two major media houses in Bermuda and Jamaica. Renae provides professional content for our regional and international audience.

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