Police are investigating an alleged breach of quarantine by a traveller who had been isolating in a government facility.
The traveller left the facility on Sunday, 6 Dec., but has since been located by police and will be required to complete the mandatory period of isolation, according to a Travel Cayman press release issued on Monday.
“A thorough review of the security arrangements at the facility is also underway and Public Health will undertake contact tracing as necessary,” the release noted. Government quarantine facilities are required to have security on site to prevent those isolating from leaving the facility.
This is the sixth breach of quarantine that has been publicly reported in recent weeks.
Last week, Skylar Mack, 18, was ordered to pay $2,600 to cover mandatory quarantine costs and complete 40 hours of community service for breaching quarantine. Mack was found without the geo-tracking device required under the quarantine-at-residence programme.
On 23 Nov., Pascal Terjanian, 52, and Cristina Gurunian, 34, were each fined $1,000 after pleading guilty to breaching quarantine. They then left Cayman and have been banned from returning while COVID measures remain in place.
Three other cases are still being investigated, officials told the Compass on Monday. These were first mentioned by Travel Cayman Director Tasha Ebanks-Garcia in a press release on 25 Nov., but no details of the cases have been released.
Under regulations that came into force late last month, anyone found to be in breach of mandatory quarantine provisions are liable on conviction to a fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment for up to two years.
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I have friends that were previous owners for over 25 years now would like to rent for 3 months and told they can’t because they are not owners but an 18 year old with no family only a boyfriend on the island was allowed to come. WHY???? She should have to spend 4 weeks in jail to make up for the 2 weeks she did not spend in quarantine. Then she should be made to leave the island for 2 years
I think a lot of us would like to know how she got permission to come at this time when so many people with long time ties to Cayman are being denied. Also, why wasn’t she given any jail time?
She and her boyfriend were totally unconcerned about the well being of others, this could have been a super spreader event if she was positive.
The Government should increase the fine to CI$50,000 and also length of prison term min 1 year up to 5 years. People who breach quarantine will further damage an already struggling economy, if the Island is forced into another lockdown.
Not to mention the risk of the possibility of people dieing!