Last Updated on July 19, 2020, 7:38 PM AST by Anthony Morris
The Bahamas has confirmed fifteen new coronavirus cases today, which is a new record daily count for the country since the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March.
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced during his national address, the closure of all international commercial flights, except the flights coming from Canada, the European Union and the United Kingdom as of Wednesday.
The Prime Minister of The Bahamas also announced the suspension of Bahamasair flights to the US and increased restrictions and offences aimed at curbing the resurgence of the virus in the country.
The Bahamas has discovered 49 new cases of the virus since the country reopened its borders on July 1.
Out of the 49 new cases, 31 cases were found in Grand Bahama, and 18 cases were found in New Providence.
The discovery of the fifteen new cases has brought the total number of confirmed cases of the virus in The Bahamas to 153.
The new cases in New Providence include two men, one 53-year-old and a 29-year-old, both of whom had a travel history.
These cases also two women, a 29-year-old and a 58-year-old. One of these two women had a travel history.
The remaining 11 cases also came from Grand Bahama.
These cases included eight men and three women, and their ages ranging from 17 years to 71 years.
Details regarding the travel history and condition of those patients were not confirmed as of now, and the health teams are reportedly investigating and updating the records for publishing in a later update.
As the new cases relate to Grand Bahama, which is undergoing a surge of cases, the Prime Minister announced a new curfew on the island effective Monday, from 7 pm to 5 am daily.
He said that all private and public beaches would be closed until further notice effective, Monday at 5 am.
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