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St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on Thursday, confirmed 55 new COVID-19 cases, 52 of which are nationals with no recent travel history, bringing the total number of local cases under investigation to 80.

The development has triggered a revision of the number of persons who can attend indoor and outdoor gathering, and the number of passengers who can travel on public transportation.

Three cases are non-nationals who arrived in the country between Dec. 31, 2020 and Jan. 4, 2021 with negative PCR test results, and subsequently tested positive during quarantine.

The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) said there are five distinct clusters to which most cases can be linked.

Contact tracing, further linking and testing related to all of these local cases are ongoing.

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SVG has now recorded 204 cases of COVID-19, of which 102 remain active.

All positive cases will continue to be isolated until cleared by two negative tests, NEMO said.

NEMO further advised that the protocol for mass gatherings has been revised and effective today, Jan. 8, indoor gatherings must be limited to 10 persons and outdoor gatherings to 20.

Additionally, public transportation vehicles will be required to limit the number of passengers to six fewer than the number of passengers they are licensed to carry.

As a result, an 18-seater van should only carry 12 passengers; a 22-seater, 16; and a 28-seater, 22-passengers.

The protocol for the entry of travelers to SVG has also been revised and effective Monday, Jan. 11, all travellers from high-risk countries must stay 14 days in a quarantine facility.

Travellers from a medium risk country must stay seven days in a similar facility.

The public is strongly urged to continue to wear facial coverings, sanitisze hands regularly and maintain physical distancing as far as possible.

Persons with flu-like symptoms such as sore throat, fever and cough are advised to go to the nearest district Flu Clinic ensuring that they wear appropriate facial coverings. Persons with flu like symptoms should not use public transportation where possible. The Flu Clinics in the nine health districts are:

1. Kingstown Health District – Kingstown Health Centre

2. Pembroke Health District – Buccament Polyclinic, Layou Health Centre,

3. Chateaubelair (North Leeward) Health District – Coull’s Hill Health Centre, Chateaubelair SMART Hospital

4. Marriaqua Health District – Levi Latham Health Complex, Evesham Health Centre, Lowmans Windward Health Centre

5. Calliaqua Health District – Stubbs Polyclinic, Belair Health Centre

6. Cedars Health District – Biabou Health Centre, South Rivers Health Centre 

7. Georgetown (North Windward) Health District – Georgetown Health Centrel, Sandy Bay Health Centre, Owia Health Center, Fancy Health Centre 

8. Northern Grenadines Health District – Port Elizabeth Hospital 

9. Southern Grenadines Health District – Celena Clouden Hospital, Mayreau Health Centre, Canouan Health Centre. 

7 replies on “SVG records 55 new C-19 cases; gatherings, minibus protocols revised”

  1. Urban Alexander says:

    With reference to the indoor and outdoor protocols: more persons are allowed in a minivan than a community center? Who is the expert fool who decided this?

  2. U say positive cases are kept in isolation until cleared by two negative test, so is it that the virus just disappears?

  3. Kingsley Simmons says:

    14 days quarantine for all arrivals: Great! But does that include those arriving as guests at Bubble Resorts?

  4. Michael Julien says:

    No. I don’t believe it. This from a country that has more cases than Grenada and was so quick to slam the door on the latter because of the spike in Grenada. So now its St. Vincent’s turn. Right?

  5. Nathan 'Jolly' Green says:

    In every other country people are told not to go to any clinic, hospital, or doctors surgery. The person is visited at home to determine if they have covid. When infected people go to medical facilities everyone there when they go there, is at risk of catching the virus. Only in SVG.

  6. Am very amazed of all the protocols for SVG and none for mustique ,isn’t that island a part of SVG. travelers coming from high risk countries and in two days they are all over the place look how money kills

  7. I have two vacant homes just crossing the street from each other with NINE bedrooms total. One of the homes is surrounded by six foot fence and concrete wall with a gate that is locked unlike HER MAJESTY’S PRISON IN KINGSTOWN. I am a CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE. I can, willing and able to isolate and insulate myself in my home from COVID-19 and I am to follow protocol I agree. WHY CAN I NOT QUARANTINE MYSELF AND HAVE THE AUTHORITIES CHECK MY COMPLIANCE AT MY HOME… NO ONE WANTS COVID-19…. I WAS TESTED AND RETESTED AND RETESTED NEGATIVE.

    I GUESS THEIR FACILITY WOULD NOT GAIN FROM MY TRAVEL

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