Premier Burt Talks Sports During COVID-19 Press Conference
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During a Special Government Press Conference held by the Premier, he stated, “Before I invite the Minister of Health to provide an update on the latest COVID-19 results, I think it is important to properly frame why we are where we are as a country.
This current outbreak started because of reckless conduct which introduced the variant and its spread into the community.
That spread has increased and continues because of the mixing of households contrary to the public health advice.
We are now seeing cases beyond the initial events that arise from Good Friday events which again mixed households, despite strong Government advice not to do so.”
Earlier today, the Cabinet met to discuss our current circumstances and the Ministry of Health’s recommendations for further actions to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The recommendations are founded in a need to stop the spread; to permit the vital work of contact tracing to accelerate, to isolate positive cases and allow our healthcare teams to focus on increasing testing and vaccinations.
Accordingly, the Cabinet has agreed the following:
(i) Bermuda will be under a Stay at Home Order from 5am on Tuesday, April 13th for 7 days. This means persons are not to leave their homes for anything other than essential movement or grocery shopping. (ii) Grocery shopping will return to alphabetized days of shopping by surname. (iii) Shopping for essentials at a pharmacy. (iv) Attending a gas station. (v) Attending your vaccination or testing appointment(s). (vi) Attending a medical appointment at a registered healthcare professional’s office. (vii) Additionally, there will be limited banking services that will be able to be provided.
These Permitted Businesses will operate from 11am-7pm during the seven day period of the Stay at Home Order. These are the only businesses that will be able to remain open. All other businesses which cannot operate remotely, must close.
