Governor Silvestri 2020-05-24

Summary of Facebook Live Chat by Governor Silvestri at 2020-05-24 20:00

The Spanish tramission can be found here

There will be another transmission at 08:00 on Monday

COVID-19

First case of COVID-19 has arrived on Roatan

• Won’t disclose who, but is part of the group who was smuggled in
• Is in Santos Guardiola
• There’s a lot of discrimination against people who may have it, please don’t share photos of these people

Tests of smuggled in people:

• 8 tested: 1 positive, 7 waiting
  • Person who is COVID-19 positive is asymptomatic, they can still infect others
• Will re-test everyone in this population as they were all exposed.
• These people voluntarily turned themselves in. Coming in was bad, but at least they turned in and so went to quarantine and got tested

People who came into contact with those smuggled into Santos Guardiola

• Emergency Number: +504-8820-2444
• Will keep identification confidential
• Will not take legal action against anyone as finding out scope is more important than prosecuting people
• Hoping it’s contained, looking for collaboration just to find out how widespread the COVID-19 outbreak is.

Smuggled people:

• 14 people still at large, would like help finding them
• There were 2 boats used to get people in
• Arrived at 03:00, presented themselves to quarantine at 06:00
  • Don’t know what they did or who they came into contact with between those times
  • Need to identify everyone they came in contact with so they can be tested

COVID-19 treatment center:

• 3 groups of people with COVID-19:
  • Asymptomatic
  • Constant medical supervision
  • Intensive care
• The treatment center only treats those needing supervision and intensive care

PCR vs Rapid Response tests:

• Rapid response: blood tests, specificity and accuracy
  • Positives and negatives have who different scales
  • Tests are not always accurate, have different accuracies for positives and negatives
• PCR: molecular tests, sample taken from nose
  • Very accurate
  • The positive result was a PCR test

Reopening and Return to Curfew

Reopening halted:

• We are going back to a lock down with the number system
• This affects the entire department (this includes Utila, Guanaja and Roatan)
• Federal decision to halt, locally tried to keep things running
• If COVID-19 can be contained, will be able to try reopening again
  • Governor has expressed a hope that the outbreak can be contained and we can try again by the weekend

Returning Bay Islanders:

• This is still going forward, just delayed because of outbreak
• Will not disclose date, time or location
• Trying to avoid discrimination, need to help them get back to the Bay Islands

Cruise Ship:

• 350 Hondurans, 27 Islanders returning on Tuesday
• Carnival Glory arrived yesterday and people were successfully repatriated

Return to Curfew:

• 09:00 - 17:00 Monday - Friday
• Only businesses permitted:
  • Banks
  • Medical Centers
  • Pharmacies
  • Hardware Stores
  • Petrol Stations
• All other businesses closed
• Back to digit system
  • Monday is 6
  • Tuesday is 7
  • Wednesday is 8
  • Thursday is 9
• If there is no further outbreak, may be able to try re-opening again on Friday

Activity on Water:

• Banned during full curfew

Exercise:

• Please keep close to house if you are going running/swimming/etc for exercise

General

Need help finding the person who smuggled the people in from the mainland:

• Please identify them or encourage them to turn themselves in, there’s a reward
• Need to stop future trips so we can hopefully get back to local commerce

Working:

• If working in a permitted industry or have a salvo conduto then can work

CM Flight on Tuesday:

• Flights leaving are fine and should still run

IP Office:

• Not sure when it will open again, things will change because of lock down

Veterinarians:

• These can be open

Church:

• Banned during full curfew
• Sunday not sure until we find out if COVID-19 has spread