Topic: PCR test
COVID testing cost Cayman a million dollars a month in 2022
Cayman spent $12.1 million testing for the COVID-19 virus last year, five times more than the original budget of $2.4 million, lawmakers heard this week.
Test results confirm euthanised poultry were bird flu free
The Department of Agriculture has said no avian influenza has been found in samples taken from five birds in a local poultry flock that was euthanised after suspected cases were detected in preliminary rapid antigen tests.
How to count days in isolation when testing positive for COVID-19
Public Health guidelines for counting the number of days in isolation when testing positive for COVID-19.
Gov’t: Outgoing travellers must pay for their own PCR tests
Government will no longer carry the cost of PCR testing for outbound travel from Cayman.
Negative on one test, positive on another? Here’s why…
A combination of PCR and rapid antigen (lateral flow) testing is being used across Cayman to identify and isolate people with COVID-19 as the virus continues to spread throughout the islands. Today we investigate the differences between the two tests and the results they produce.
Local hospitals assure adequate PCR testing supplies on island, as demand increases
Cayman has enough supplies of PCR tests on island to meet the recent increase in demand for COVID-19 tests, even as residents flock to local testing stations for screening, local hospitals have assured.
Where to get a COVID-19 PCR test
Where to get a COVID-19 PCR test in the Cayman Islands.
Eight children among 13 new community positives
Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported on Wednesday that there are 13 new cases of community transmission of COVID-19, of which eight are children.
PCR test conducted on dog amid cases of respiratory virus
As Cayman's human population grapples with local transmission of COVID-19, the jurisdiction's canine community is also seeing a spate of dog respiratory infections.
BVI reimposes lockdown restrictions amid rapid COVID outbreak
The British Virgin Islands has imposed a night-time curfew and closed bars, gyms and hairdressers from Tuesday in response to a COVID-19 outbreak.
UPDATED: Half of Monday’s 12 positive COVID cases found at exit screening
Since Friday, 12 travellers have tested positive for coronavirus, with about half of these results coming from people at the end of their quarantine, according to the daily COVID-19 update from Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee.
New quarantine requirements enacted
From today, Cayman's new quarantine requirements for arriving vaccinated travellers are in effect.
Negative PCR test required for UK travel
Travellers heading to the UK are now required to provide a negative COVID-19 test result before departing, according to new travel requirements announced Friday by Britain's Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
HSA lab conducts 10 years worth of tests in three months
The HSA lab has processed roughly 20,000 tests - 10 years' worth of work under normal circumstances - during the COVID-19 pandemic.
