05 April 2020

COVID-19 Public Update

Second COVID-19 case

"Following the receipt of test results from the UK on Friday 3 April which confirmed a case of COVID-19 who was a patient in isolation at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley, further test results were received on Saturday 4 April which identified a second positive case.

This individual is at the Mount Pleasant Complex and has been resident there for some time. More recently the individual has been in isolation there as part of the ongoing arrangements for dealing with possible cases.

The Chief Medical Officer Dr Rebecca Edwards has liaised with officials at BFSAI to ensure all necessary isolation precautions remain in place. The confirmed case in the hospital who is not on a ventilator remains in isolation and is in a stable condition.

Dr Edwards stated that there is no requirement to change existing guidance to the public, and advised that the published advice on hand washing, self-isolation and social distancing should continue to be adhered to and she thanked members of the public for their cooperation"

As of yesterday, 137 samples have been taken and we have received 116 results. 114 have been negative and 2 have been positive. 1 was not tested as it was from one of the patients that we already had a positive result for. The remaining 20 are in transit to the UK on the South Atlantic Airbridge.