On 2 April 2020, acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw announced that because people were still congregating in large groups despite previous measures, Barbados would be placed under a 24-hour curfew from 3 April 2020 at 6:00 pm. On 1 April 2020, acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw announced that 11 tests were positive the day before, 31 March 2020, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 45 and the total number of tests performed to 382.
On 30 March 2020, Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic announced one new case, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 34. By that date, Barbados had conducted 287 tests overall and there was no evidence of community spread. 16 of the cases were males and 17 were females. Of those cases 19 were imported, 11 were identified through contact tracing, and 2 were still being investigated. On 29 March 2020, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Anton Best, announced seven new cases taking the total number of cases up to 33. By that date, Barbados had conducted 234 tests overall. On 27 March 2020, the Minister of Health announced that the total number of cases reached 26. People contravening the order without a reasonable explanation would be liable to a fine of BBD $50,000, one year in prison, or both. Restaurants would still be allowed to open but only for drive-through and take away services. Businesses in the private sector would be closed from 28 March 2020 by 8:00 pm until 15 April 2020, except for those excluded by the government such as groceries, pharmacies, gas stations and farms, with specific allowed operating hours for each type of business. to 6:00 a.m., with limited movement during the day. A public health emergency was declared and a curfew would be in effect from 28 March to 14 April, preventing people from leaving their homes from 8:00 p.m. On 26 March 2020, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that the country reached 24 cases and would be entering stage three of the COVID-19 National Preparedness Plan. īy 24 March 2020, there had been 18 confirmed cases in total. On 19 March 2020, three more cases were confirmed, bringing the total number of cases to five, including the husband of the first case, as well as a cruise ship passenger and a person from New York. They will remain in isolation until they recover. On 17 March 2020, the Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic confirmed the first two cases in Barbados. Sources: Barbados GIS, Nation News, Barbados Today, Loop Barbados ( see detailed list) The government declared a public health emergency (due to end on 30 June) and the country is currently under an overnight curfew from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am (due to end after 17 May): many businesses are closed and many of the businesses that are allowed to open are subject to a surname-based schedule. The pandemic was confirmed to have reached Barbados on 17 March 2020 with the announcement of the first two cases, and at its current peak on 12 April there were 56 active cases. The case fatality rate for COVID-19 has been much lower than for other coronavirus respiratory infections such as SARS and MERS, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, declared to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020, and recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020. U.S.The COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados is part of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19).Man dies after reporting to police that he was beaten.earl's funeral home barbados obituaries.