The course of action he is suggesting will not lead to a devaluation. I support your right to express an opinion, but please make it informed. Dollar devaluation happens in specific circumstances, increasing austerity measures, having regard to the circumstances we are facing is not one of them.

You honestly believe there are only 4 cases? Come on, surely you are more intelligent than that. And, even someone with just an iota of common sense can reason that social distancing is a better alternative than letting the general population run around free. Madrid? New York? Are you even paying attention? Yes, you give up a bit of freedom now, but isnt it worth it if there is a sliver of hope that you can slow the epidemic? Sitting your ass at home for 4 weeks is a small sacrifice, man. And...oh I give up with you Bahamians. Whats silly is that someone actually gave a thumb's up to your nonsensical drivel.

This is not a tough decision at all. Human lives beat the economy every day of the week...it is not even a choice.

ThisisOurs, I am not so sure that rate of infection and rate of discovery are actually mutually exclusive. The more troubling question is whether both are doubling - i.e. as we test more we discover more and that the infected pass it on to the uninfected. I believe this is what is occurring in The Bahamas. But, your overall point that we test everyone seems to be a reasoned action.

Would it kill you, observer2, to actually use proper grammar when you comment? The nonsense that you have posted above is indicative of our D-grade education sector. Or, do you think you are being "down with the home boys", when you write such slop? Geez.

It is panic buying, Thomas.

Banana republic, we continue to be, regardless of who is in power. Good grief!

DWW, come on man, don't swallow up the rhetoric. You honestly believe that there is only 1 single case in The Bahamas? Stop it! I agree with mudda, who normally is the definition of "hyperbole", but, in this instance, he is correct. Social distancing policies should have been implemented from once we saw that the disease was immediately north of us (Florida), immediately west of us (Cuba) and south of us (Jamaica). No excuse for not doing so...none!

Tough to save - especially in The Bahamas- when the paycheck is low, my friend.

Under no circumstances should the names of the infected be released to the public. Utter silly garbage. Firstly, that would cause all kinds of lawsuits - health matters are private (ever wonder why we don't have a list of the HIV-positive, for instance?) Secondly, that would only lead to ass hysteria. Just look at the nonsense on these comment boards about the virus as evidence of that...and you now want to exponentially increase the panic by publicly revealing the infected? SMDH. Mr. McCarthy would like a word with you, sir.