Last Updated on September 23, 2021, 7:46 AM AST by Renaldo St Juste
Unvaccinated people of Bermuda have been blamed for severely increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases. Health Minister Kim Wilson stated that the unvaccinated people had become a risk for the island.
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention had also put Bermuda to its highest risk category. CDC is a US-based
Wilson said, “This behaviour is irresponsible and puts a lot of people at risk. Your individual choices impact us all, and as I have said before, we’re all in this together, and we must work together to end this outbreak. Unfortunately, the current outbreak is being predominantly driven by members of the Bermuda community who are not vaccinated.”
According to the vaccination updation, 66% of the total population on the island have been totally vaccinated. On the other hand, the people who were going for taking their first vaccine shot had slowed down. Buses on the island have been affected on the island from last Friday. The ferry services are supposed to affect on coming Tuesday. The union staff have been under fear of their wages amid COVID-19 health and Safety.
After getting news regarding the CDC decision, the Chief executive officer of the Bermuda Hotel Association (BHA), Stephen Todd, referred to it as disappointing news.
Todd said, “Clearly, all efforts are being locked on trying to calm this fourth wave and hopefully that will be successful in the days and weeks to come. The hotels have experienced some cancellations in terms of overall bookings, which is not totally unexpected as we, along with other destinations, are being watched very closely.”
The government in Bermuda is waiting for the upcoming vaccine shipment that is decided to be sent by Britain. The government would be using those vaccines to inoculated the older residents as their booster shots.
The island suffered a tourism blow at the weekend when officials called off the 2021 World Triathlon Sprint and Relay Championship to be staged here next month because of the spike in COVID-19 cases, which are now close to 5,000.
Renaldo St Juste, with his connection across the regions excels in providing all the regional updates from across the caribbean nation. His reporting majorly includes covering entertainment, crime and sports.
