Bequia this Week - 8th May - 14th May 2020
A handy calendar of events, aptly entitled "Bequia This Week", is published in print and on-line for this small Caribbean island every Friday, giving information about what's on where and when. A handy calendar of events, aptly entitled "Bequia This Week", is published in print and on-line for this small Caribbean island every Friday, giving information about what's on where and when.
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION (NEMO)MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITYST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESWEST INDIESTel: 784-456-2975, Fax: 784-457-1691, Email: nemosvgeoc@gmail.com or nemosvg@gov.vc___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday April 9, 2020Subject: TWENTY-SIX NEGATIVE AND FOUR POSITIVE NEW CASES OF COVID -19 INSVGThe Caribbean Public Health Agency today reported on the 30 pending samples. Twenty-six of the sampleswere negative and four were positive for COVID-19. This result brings the total number of positive casesof COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to 12. These are all imported cases. One of the patientshas already made a full recovery. Thus, there are currently 11 active cases.The patients, who have been informed, are all Vincentian nationals and have been in isolation since thesamples were taken for testing. Monitoring of these patients is ongoing and all close contacts have beenidentified. All additional public health measures will continue including the implementation of additionalquarantine where necessary.The public is reminded to continue to practice the basic but highly effective public health measures of handhygiene, cough etiquette, physical distancing and strict adherence to quarantine to keep us all safe fromCOVID-19. The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will continue to keep the public informedas we manage this public health challenge together.###
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NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION (NEMO)
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY
ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
WEST INDIES
Tel: 784-456-2975, Fax: 784-457-1691, Email: nemosvgeoc@gmail.com or nemosvg@gov.vc
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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday April 9, 2020
Subject: TWENTY-SIX NEGATIVE AND FOUR POSITIVE NEW CASES OF COVID -19 IN
SVG
The Caribbean Public Health Agency today reported on the 30 pending samples. Twenty-six of the samples
were negative and four were positive for COVID-19. This result brings the total number of positive cases
of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to 12. These are all imported cases. One of the patients
has already made a full recovery. Thus, there are currently 11 active cases.
The patients, who have been informed, are all Vincentian nationals and have been in isolation since the
samples were taken for testing. Monitoring of these patients is ongoing and all close contacts have been
identified. All additional public health measures will continue including the implementation of additional
quarantine where necessary.
The public is reminded to continue to practice the basic but highly effective public health measures of hand
hygiene, cough etiquette, physical distancing and strict adherence to quarantine to keep us all safe from
COVID-19. The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will continue to keep the public informed
as we manage this public health challenge together.
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