Total of 9 tested positive at PJIA

https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/total-of-nine-visitors-so-far-tested-positive-for-covid

I wonder what happens if someone tests positive? I guess they have to quarantine until they test negative?

Anyone know the dates of the tests and where the 9 people arrived from ?

Two were crew members, thus proving the point that being tested five days ago means nothing.

If you read the article it says 3 were residents 4 were tourists and 2 crew members.

Yes, what happens in this situation?


What about the people who were on the plane with them?

No idea what happens but if everyone is wearing a mask, should there be any concern?

This is also one of the problems with testing, besides the false negative and false positive results, the test only shows a point in time. A lot can change in 5 days, as shown here.

The CDC just changed it's definition of "close contact", from 15 consecutive minutes closer than 6 feet away from an infected person, to a total of 15 minutes within a 24-hour period. The reason they did this is that an employee at a correctional facility contracted the virus from an asymptomatic inmate who he (or she) only had incidental contact with. Both were wearing masks during this incidental contact.

Link:

https://www.statnews.com/2020/10/21/cumulative-time-covid-19-spread/

That is new to me. Thanks.

The 9 cases were not from 1 flight into StMaarten but was the total of cases from when the airport reopened since they closed it down due to government orders in spring.
That says a lot as to the safety measures being taken and mandatory testing either before you arrive or once you had arrived.if you didn’t get test results before coming.