Governor Silvestri 2020-04-20

Summary of Facebook Live Chat by Governor Silvestri at 2020-04-20 21:00

The is a transcript of the English transmission. There is also a Spanish transmission which I do not translate.

Note that it’s been re-ordered and some repetition collapsed.

Delayed due to meetings and catch up from the weekend

Donations

Matching Donation:

• Reminder that anything donated to the foundation will be doubled as of Friday. Every donation is needed, no matter how small.

Fundraising:

• Current total (excluding the amount pledged for matching): USD 203,535; HNL 5,050,497
  • USD 35,175 USD still available as matching funds
• https://themakeitcountfoundation.org/
• Donate to the foundation you’re most comfortable with, there are many (for example the Sol International).

Utila fundraising:

• http://www.SupportUtila.org
• If you are on Utila in need of food, Tylenol or Aspirin, please send a message to @SupportUtila on Facebook

COVID-19

Testing:

• 32 samples taken and all negative
• Still working on getting testing onto the islands

Quarantine Breach in Utila:

• This person hasn’t been tested yet

Equipment:

• Looking for a thermo cycler to do accurate tests
• Also looking to get rapid testing
• General goal to have all testing on the islands so we can turn them around as quickly as possible
• Looking to get kits from the Cayman Islands, waiting on an answer from them

Travel

Flights in May on United Airlines:

• Looks like flights for end of May will be running, but this may change.

Visas:

• As soon as the crisis is over and immigration opens you’ll be able to sort out any immigration issues

General

Fuel Boat on Sunday:

• Lack of communications with the port in Roatan
• Had some crew members who are islanders and wanted to get off the boat
• A group got together to stop the boat landing
• Were able to authorise the boat to unload fuel today
• Boat was searched by a doctor and two firemen to ensure no passengers aboard
• Ensured that no one got off the boat

Transport:

• Announced on Thursday that 25% of taxis would be able to run. Unfortunately this was a miscommunication with the mainland and they can not run.
• Had a two hour meeting today to discuss how to help transportation people
• Provided food coupons for people who had paid taxes and food bags for those who had not

Santos Guardiola:

• Gear for the firemen donated by Rotary in Alberta

Informative articles:

• Feel free to send useful information via the Gobernacion Facebook page

Protests and shopping:

• If it was your day today and you couldn’t shop due to the protests, you can go tomorrow

Captain who broke quarantine:

• This person is in quarantine now.

Restaurant delivery:

• Not yet, should be soon