Lockdown

The government has put the island on lockdown. The Covid cases jumped from 10 to 600+ as a result of one super-spreader, after hours party of young restaurant/bar workers. They were drinking, singing and dancing.

So now we all have to act like Baptists. Everyone is encouraged to stay home.  So you seldom see anyone walking the ocean front street. No large gatherings, only one family member can go to the grocery stores, all the liquor stores are closed, and there is no singing or dancing allowed. There is also a curfew from 9:00 pm to 4:00 am.

Restaurants (they only allow take-out) have to close by 8:00 pm.   So the KFC closed at 8:17 and the police gave them a citation, fine and closed them down for two days as punishment for non-compliance. 

We think our liquor store got caught by the police for selling liquor and they closed the store. We hope it is not permanent.  We did however, find a liquor store that we could order online and they would deliver....thank God! 

The authorities also cited some beach partiers for curfew issues and drinking.  They were fined $150 each. For a tourist island and spring break time, it is really a hard lockdown.

These people are serious about lockdown measures. The small hospital has been over run.  They have 7 people in ICU unit which is all they can hold.  They have shipped people off to Aruba and Curacao that need special care. Also 10 people have died. So for a population of 20,000 that's a lot of death.  They have vaccinated just over 3,500 people with the first shot.  They have opened up vaccinations for 18 and older as they were just doing oldies and medical professionals. So they have a long way to go.

This isn't much different than lockdown in Colorado.  Only we are in a sunny, warm place and we can still go to the beach everyday and swim in our pool.

Stay well everyone!