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Wednesday, 29 July 2020

Tuesday, July 28/2020

Morning commentary from the Health Minister, sort of appropriately named Ali Pilli. Contact tracing has been done re the man who absconded from the quarantine hotel when his COVID-19 test was declared positive. Turkey has been notified and he is unlikely to get away with it. Of course he may be happier about doing jail time there than here. I wouldn’t be. Also, in the future hotels are to be held jointly responsible with those quarantined for anyone leaving illegally. Sounds a bit harsh. Assume that fire regs would prevent locking people in their rooms. Armed guards at the doors? Locked windows to prevent tying sheets together and descending from upper floors? They already have security cameras but they’re a bit after the fact.

In the evening word from TRNC Prime Minister Tatar is that since July 1 there have been 15,000 passenger arrivals here, all of them tested, and under 30 positive cases. So not perfect, but does seem that so far they have things pretty well under control.