A shuttle service will be provided for all persons visiting the Chinese Hospital Ship, Silk Road Ark, for medical services when it opens to the public from Sunday, December 21.

The shuttle, which is free of cost, will transport members of the public from the car park at Massy, Kensington Mall, Fontabelle, St. Michael, to the ship and back.

However, for port security measures, persons’ names and ID numbers will be taken before boarding the shuttle, therefore they must walk with their national ID cards.

The public is reminded that the hospital ship will be accepting patients for medical services on Sunday, December 21, Monday, December 22, Tuesday, December 23, and again on Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day). The ship will be closed to the public on Wednesday, December 24, and Friday, December 26.

Operating hours on the ship’s open days are 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., each day. No appointments are needed and persons may walk with a referral letter from their doctor. 

All physicians, nurses and pharmacists working on the Silk Road Ark will be registered with the respective councils in Barbados.

Additionally, in an effort to control infectious disease transmission, patients with temperatures exceeding 37.5°C, tuberculosis, or those with critical conditions indicating infectious disease risks, will not be allowed on board.

Ministry of Health and Wellness