I saw a New York Times story this morning that said a poll taken in the U.S. reported that 2/3 of the respondents said they would be hesitant to take an airline flight until a vaccine was available for Covid-19. As for cruise ships? Forget it, they’re now viewed as floating death traps.

As a vaccine likely is more than a year away, the Bahamas must prepare for the awful reality that it will lose next year’s tourist season as well as this year’s.

> But rest assured that we have put in place these restrictions and guidelines to save lives.

Only 49 confirmed cases based on low level of testing so far with only 8 deaths. That's great. Perhaps if Minnis kept us all locked up at home indefinitely and showed the same degree of concern about crime in our country we would not have on average about 100 murders a year. But then again, his curfew and/or total lock-down emergency orders may be more motivated by the fear of mass rioting, looting and crime by the more destitute and desperate who are now unemployed, than by the Red China Virus itself.

One thing is for sure though, Minnis had better start addressing our dire economic crisis in terms of national security measures aimed at keeping the peace and recognizing that many people simply will not stay cooped up in their homes or wherever they may now be living for inordinate periods of time. Also steps must be taken to ensure basic food supplies and drinking water are available for everyone to avoid panic situations that can all too easily trigger mass rioting and looting accompanied by violent crime. Minnis needs to THINK, THINK, THINK many things through very careful. The threat of the Red China Virus will only afford him a limited 'stay-at-home' window of opportunity to do so.

**Neither uncertain-violent times did much to have ever sufficiently worked for comrades of generations past to alter for the better the behavior** of the colony's elected governments - nor its PopoulacesOrdinary at large.
**If only we could avoid over repopulating we streets with sludge oil propelled motor cars?**
The PopoulacesOdinary will first need be **free roam about's leisurely** give God thanks for the deliverance they streets. Nod once for yeah, twice for no?

Could you let the liquor stores deliver. I have no idea why delivery was stopped. That was the safest way to buy.

Yes ... keeps people in their jobs, and keeps people chilled out.

Unfortunately the chilling out for many is only as good as their money lasts.

... true dat.

Yes - why not!

@ Eve... if you have an Amazon Prime account you can purchase beer or wine through Whole Foods, have it delivered to a local couriers US address and have it brought in! Just confirm that the courier is willing to ship alcohol!

In one breath he says that Health Workers are being provided with all the Face Masks they need, so shouldn't colony's comrade prime minister please step up before the media to explain his common sense logic behind banning the importation Face Masks.... is PM, saying that the **PopoulcesOrdinary's lives are less important to have access to or be supplied with Face Masks?** Why didn't PM not also place import ban on gloves?
**Why hasn't it been a teachable moment** when since January 1, 2020, I'll guesstimate that some **4,000++** PopoulacesOrdinay have deaded - yet the official dead count is but **8** deading from coronoavirus. Nod once for yeah, twice for no?

The PM is scared shitless of what lies ahead in May ………. June ……. and beyond. He needs to pull out his Rosary and head to the SAC monastery for the upcoming weekend lockdown.

"After being told it was just a bad flu, New Providence woman struggles to breathe while awaiting COVID-19 test result" - The Nassau Guardian
( https://thenassauguardian.com/2020/04/1… )

Did The Bahamas see an increase in deaths since disclosing the country "first" positive case of COVID-19?

...people have been complaining about calling the COVID hotline complaining of symptoms and are simply being told to self isolate. Doctors can't do testing for this virus so their hands are tied. I know someone personally who was sent by a Dr to the ER and they were sent home without testing to self isolate.

I would really like to know who that doctor was who told the lady she just had a bad flu. Fatigue persistent cough in April 2020? And the doctor wasn't alarmed?

There is a 5 minute test for antibodies being used by Canada, the US and all of Europe. They are cheap and this country can't test people with symptoms? You will show antibodies after 4 or 5 days of having the virus so it would work for the lady having trouble breathing. Plus she should be in the hospital on oxygen. Not a respirator, just oxygen.

How will the Government balance re-opening the economy while protecting the people from spreading Covid19???? ……………… Our people are unruly and full of drama, solve that first.