In an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 amongst those deemed
most vulnerable, the Superintendent of Public Health (by virtue of
the powers vested in her in terms of the Public Health Act) has now
adopted a targeted approach to "lock-down" via the
issuance of Legal Notice 111 of 2020, i.e. the Protection of
Vulnerable Persons Order, 2020 (the
"Order").
The Order expressly caters for a set of 'vulnerable'
individuals who "are to remain segregated in their
residence", these being (verbatim):
(a) persons of sixty-five (65) years of age or over;
(b) pregnant women;
(c) persons suffering from the following chronic illnesses and,
or medical conditions:
(i) insulin dependent diabetics;
