CAYMAN ISLANDS (October 5, 2020) – As of 1pm on Monday, October 5, the Cayman Islands remains under a Tropical Storm Warning. Following the latest updates from both the Cayman Islands National Weather Statement and the U.S. National Hurricane Center, TS Delta’s forward movement has slowed to 7mph and the track has moved slightly westward. The system is now more organized and showing signs of intensification.

It is now forecast that Tropical Storm force winds of approximately 60 mph will affect Grand Cayman from about 3am on Tuesday, October 6. Depending on how close the storm passes, heavy rains are anticipated to begin at 11pm on Monday, October 5 with Tropical Storm force winds lasting between 3am and 11am on Tuesday, October 6. The all clear is forecasted by 1 pm on Tuesday, October 6, but there will still be heavy squalls as the storm moves away from the Cayman Islands as a projected hurricane.

Based on these projections, Health City Cayman Islands has taken the decision to suspend all elective services, including outpatient appointments, diagnostic services, and elective surgeries, through Tuesday, October 6 and to resume normal operations on Wednesday, October 7. We look forward to welcoming our outpatients and elective surgery patients on Wednesday morning.

All emergency services will continue to be functional around the clock throughout the storm, and all emergency staff will remain on-call.

Health City Cayman Islands is urging everyone to be prepared, stay safe, and stay tuned to official sources to monitor the storm track and adhere to emergency announcements.

About Health City Cayman Islands

Health City Cayman Islands, the vision of renowned heart surgeon and humanitarian Dr. Devi Shetty, is supported by Narayana Health, one of India’s largest private healthcare systems. Health City, only the second hospital in the Caribbean to receive the Joint Commission International’s “hospital accreditation”, provides compassionate, high-quality, affordable healthcare services in a world-class, comfortable, patient-centered environment. Offering healthcare to local, regional and international patients, Health City Cayman Islands delivers excellence in adult and pediatric cardiology, cardiac surgery, cardiac electrophysiology, medical oncology, orthopedics, sports medicine, pediatric endocrinology, medical gastroenterology, gastrointestinal, hepatic, pancreatic, biliary and bariatric surgery, neurology, interventional neurology and neuro-diagnostics, neurosurgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, gynecology, urology, colorectal surgery, dental, sleep lab and pulmonology services.

For further information, visit www.healthcitycaymanislands.com.

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