The effects of 911 lasted was a few days, Hurricaine Dorian lasted a few days, COVID-19 will be here for months. The new normal will cramp many a life style.

Dorian is still at work.
The minister of finance said the country lost 25 percent of gdp. Effects much longer than a few days.

Only a person who has not been to Abaco and eastern Grand Bahama could state that the effect of Dorian lasted a few days. Sadly, many people in New Providence are unaware of the true extent of the physical and financial destruction caused by the storm. It seems that the hurricane was only the opening chapter in a volume of hurt.

No. Strongly disagree. Hurricane Dorian was not the opening chapter in the volume of hurt for the Bahamas. Minnis becoming PM in May 2017 was the opening chapter.

Agreed. Seems many, if not most, Nasuvians are unaware of what goes on beyond the borders of the capital.

some Nassauvians are unaware of what happens beyond Bay St. You will often hear statements like why can't these lazy people save their money and eat healthy food. And they always complaining... :-|

@ThisIsOurs... a lifetime of poor choices will make the effects of these events unnecessarily more difficult for many people! I people come out of this a little wiser!

So, close everything for 14 days to prevent social interaction. Anyone coming into the country from high risk areas-quarantined, Make testing available. If, the country is shut down for 14 days, no one spreads it, even the ones with no obvious symptoms. Government needs to bail us out. No business licenses , no VAT, or whatever the financial and economic experts recommend. It will be a done deal.

Can someone explain to me what am missing? why is this person being kept unknown?I think everyone who is detected of the COVID-19 Should be known to public so everyone who know that they had contact or some family can self quarantine them self. And seek medical attendance.

Other part of the world people are making them self known that they have is.This is nothing to be shame off.

By keeping persons with the covid-19 unknown to public. The authorities will be multiplying the cases here in the Bahamas. IF AM WRONG PLEASE CORRECT ME.

Because we live in a society where our medical history is private and protected. Even in a crisis there are values that we need to uphold.

Reassuring to know our public healthcare workers will flee for the hills at first sign of Covid-19 coming near them.

Looks like every man for themselves hey Mudda??

That is such a sad sign. I hope enough others will have more resolve in the face of this.

Half of Nassau already know who the covid 19 family is......whatsapp is better than the news stations.

Neither has we comrade prime minister, nor his finance minister, addressed the liquidity situation for we Colony of 700 Out Islands and Cays to sustain the ever widening demands to be made upon PopoulacesPurse? With the added loss government's taxes, fees and revenue - what will it all mean for the Colony's ability to meet its local and international loan repayment obligations? And, with all the certain and unknown gloom and doom, **what will the {maxed out} financial pressures mean for we Colony's dollar currently trading at par with the U.S. dollar?**

"Dr. Brennen said officials are still tracing her contacts and have not encountered any contacts who are showing symptoms of the disease."

It conveniently does not say that these people were tested, even though we know the asymptomatic infected person can still spread the disease!! It seems idiotic to trace contacts and not test to confirm whether or not they are infected purely to keep apparent cases artificially low. This unethical and deceitful behavior by our public officials is frightening and dangerous!

no sir. you are making unethical and decietful statements. you are being frightening and dangerous. grow up.

@DWW... please explain how the statements made were unethical or deceitful. Did you bother to read Dr Brennens statement I re-quoted from above??

Do you not realize that the person infected with the virus had to have gotten it from someone. So at a minimum there would have to be two cases here (since she did not travel recently). The only way there cannot be two cases is if those she was in contact with were not tested and simply asked to quarantine themselves. Learn to think!

This situation is unprecedented.It shows how dependent this country is on tourism.How the country imports basically everything it consumes.My job is directly tied to tourism.So I am worried about my family's health and liveli

Donald Trump must now implement the same monetary and economic policies he so heavily criticized President Obama for. In fact he will, at some point, have to cancel some of the deep, deep tax cuts he gave unto his friends

And this is more than a wake up call to the Millennial tribe and Generatiin X. They never experienced a shortage of nothing except love and affection!

My, my, reminds how pre and post Hurricane Dorian - when Abaco's central government's civil servants and workers, had all packed up - including members the island's Royal Constabulary and the Navy - to flee back to the safety of the Colony's capital Out Island. **Same exact PM, finance, health, defense, Works, Housing, education and AG ministers - still remain in governing charge of defending and protecting we Colony of Out Islands - from the new coronoavirus?** This is much too serious of a time to be making stuff up. Just, **shouldn't.**