And while the Cayo area is being studied closely, Blue Creek and San Felipe and the northwestern Orange Walk District remains under state of emergency lockdown and curfew. That's after 7 cases came out of there - all tied to one family with a history of border jumping. This evening on Ask the Experts Dr Manzanero said that they are not being fully cooperative with authorities:
Dr. Marvin Manzanero - Director of Health Services
"So three minors were picked up and because they were alone at home when they were picked up, intervention was done through the Ministry of Human Development and eventually another family member, adult, accompanied the children to the quarantine center in Orange Walk. So they were swabbed before and that's why we made a diagnosis of three initial cases. We eventually a diagnosis of four more which were the parents and two adults of the same family. So it's five, two adults but five are sons, daughters of this adult couple, two minors but three of their children are adults. Those persons came in to the Blue Creek police station after the minors had been picked up and they were taken to be swabbed and placed at the quarantine center. So that's the diagnosis we made on Friday. The family has not been that forthcoming in sharing information as to their contacts. Granted they were not picked up crossing the border illegally, they were not caught, but the community did report that they or at least the male person does cross the border routinely and that how we came about to these cases. Because they have not been forthcoming with the information then you will understand that any contract tracing, any mapping exercise that you undertake becomes a prolong process. At least 9 households were placed on quarantine in the Blue Creek community."
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