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Davis: We're on brink of catastrophe

Thu, Jul 29th 2021, 08:33 AM
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PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Phillip "Brave" Davis says the country is on the brink of a public health catastrophe.

Hospital admissions due to the COVID virus have soared with 100 people now receiving treatment in hospital.
#Mr David said there needed to be unity among Bahamians and not divisions based on vaccination status or political affiliation. He also said people needed to receive information they could trust in order to make the best decisions for themselves.
#Suggesting ways to tackle vaccine hesitancy, Mr Davis said medical professionals should be made available to answer questions.
#In addition he suggested there were other ways to address the spread of COVID-19 like a private-public partnership to improve indoor air ventilation.
#The PLP held a press conference yesterday several hours ahead of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ much anticipated televised address.
#Mr Davis said: “We have seen more than 1,600 new COVID cases recorded within the last three weeks. Our public health system is strained beyond capacity – described by one doctor as ‘ beyond breaking point’.
#“Over the last week, our country’s case count per 100,000 in population has been one of the highest in the world. We are a nation in serious peril.”
#However, Mr Davis insisted there is a way out of the pandemic and listed several measures recommended by his party to help chart the country forward to recovery.
#The measures proposed are increased testing, expanded testing centres and additional contact tracers — something the PLP has repeatedly called for since the onset of the pandemic.

Hospital admissions due to the COVID virus have soared with 100 people now receiving treatment in hospital.

Mr David said there needed to be unity among Bahamians and not divisions based on vaccination status or political affiliation. He also said people needed to receive information they could trust in order to make the best decisions for themselves.

Suggesting ways to tackle vaccine hesitancy, Mr Davis said medical professionals should be made available to answer questions.

In addition he suggested there were other ways to address the spread of COVID-19 like a private-public partnership to improve indoor air ventilation.

The PLP held a press conference yesterday several hours ahead of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ much anticipated televised address.

Mr Davis said: “We have seen more than 1,600 new COVID cases recorded within the last three weeks. Our public health system is strained beyond capacity – described by one doctor as ‘ beyond breaking point’.

“Over the last week, our country’s case count per 100,000 in population has been one of the highest in the world. We are a nation in serious peril.”

However, Mr Davis insisted there is a way out of the pandemic and listed several measures recommended by his party to help chart the country forward to recovery.

The measures proposed are increased testing, expanded testing centres and additional contact tracers — something the PLP has repeatedly called for since the onset of the pandemic.

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