Topic: Interim Chief Medical Officer Dr. Autilia Newton
Fifth COVID-related death of month reported
A person with what health officials described as "severe comorbidities" has become the fifth COVID-related death to be reported in the Cayman Islands this month, and the second in a week.
Brac COVID peak ‘expected’ with return to schools, says CMO
Interim Chief Medical Officer Dr. Autilia Newton says an increase in COVID cases is to be expected and the public should not be alarmed by the jump in cases on Cayman Brac.
Public Health to separate from HSA, become independent entity
Cayman's Public Health department will be separating from the Health Services Authority, to become an independent body, Minister of Health Sabrina Turner has announced.
Cayman to get Omicron-specific Moderna booster vaccine
Cayman is set to receive the newly-approved bivalent Moderna vaccine booster, which targets both the Omicron strain and the original COVID-19 virus.
Low risk of Cuban chickenpox outbreak spreading into community
Even as Public Health continues to deal with an outbreak of chickenpox among Cubans detained under the care of CBC, interim Chief Medical Officer Dr. Autilia Newton says a community outbreak is unlikely given Cayman's successful childhood vaccination programme.
Tests confirm no local cases of monkeypox
Cayman has no cases of monkeypox, interim Chief Medical Officer Dr. Autilia Newton has said, as she confirmed samples from a young local patient sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) laboratory in Trinidad earlier this month showed no traces of the virus.
Newton: Timing right to lift COVID restrictions
As Cayman gets set to relax key travel restrictions, interim Chief Medical Officer Dr. Autilia Newton says with local COVID cases trending downward, the islands are in a good position to lift pre-arrival testing.
Bryan dismisses claims of alleged conflict with CMO
Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan says claims of a clash between him and interim Chief Medical Officer Dr. Autilia Newtown last week over the now released changes to local COVID-19 regulations were blown out of proportion.
Local chickenpox case being investigated for monkeypox
A sample from a young patient in Cayman diagnosed with chickenpox is being sent to a Caribbean Public Health Agency laboratory to determine if...
Local doctors urge parents to be ‘aware not alarmed’ over hepatitis
Addressing the reported global increase in hepatitis cases in children, interim Chief Medical Officer Dr. Autilia Newton said Cayman needs to be "aware but not alarmed".
How worried should we be about monkeypox?
As of Saturday, 21 May, the World Health Organization had confirmed that cases of monkeypox had been identified in 12 countries where it is not endemic.
Search for Cayman’s new chief medical officer under way
Interviews for Cayman's new chief medical officer are set to get under way soon, interim CMO Dr. Autilia Newton has confirmed.
Children’s COVID vaccine to arrive Thursday
The children's dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will be arriving in Cayman on Thursday's British Airways flight and will be open for use for all kids 5 -11 on island, Governor Martyn Roper has confirmed.
Cayman registers first case of ‘Stealth Omicron’
Interim Chief Medical Officer Dr. Autilia Newton has confirmed Cayman's first case of the new Omicron sub-variant BA.2, which has been dubbed 'Stealth Omicron'.
Unvaccinated, partially vaccinated lead spike in COVID hospitalisations
At last count some 17 individuals remain in hospital with COVID-19 complications most of whom are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, Interim Chief Medical Officer Dr. Autilia Newton has said.
Suspected Omicron cases cross 1,000 mark
Cayman's suspected Omicron cases has crossed the 1000 mark, however official confirmed cases still remained at 89, according to Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton's latest COVID-19 report released Friday night.
East End MP among Cayman’s rising number of suspected Omicron cases
Interim Chief Medical Officer Dr. Autilia Newton reported 18 newly-suspected Omicron cases on Thursday, bringing the total suspected cases of the variant to 72.
Two further COVID-related deaths, as suspected Omicron cases reach 54
Two more deaths from COVID-19 were reported on Tuesday, in the latest update from the Ministry of Health and Wellness, bringing Cayman's total number of deaths connected to the virus to 11.
Suspected Omicron cases rise to 31
Public Health is examining eight new suspected Omicron cases, bringing the total potential cases of the highly contagious COVID-19 variant to 31.
Two week quarantine for Omicron-positive patients and contacts takes effect
New isolation guidelines will now see individuals suspected of having the Omicron variant, and their primary contacts, being isolated or quarantined for 14 days under a Public Health order.
