Bequia this Week - 5th February - 11th February 2021
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, including Covid-19 info. 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, including Covid-19 info.
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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE February 5, 2021 Contact: Chief Medical Officer, Chair Health Services Subcommittee National Emergency Committee Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines THIRTY-TWO (32) NEW CASES TWENTY-FOUR (24) RECOVERIES St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed thirty-two (32) new COVID-19 cases from samples collected between January 26 th and February 3 rd . Twelve (12) positives were from samples taken on January 26, four (4) from January 27, nine (9) from January 28, one (1) from February 1 and six (6) from February 3 rd . These cases were detected during exit screening, contact tracing and testing of persons with flu symptoms. There are now one thousand and fifty-three (1053) local cases of COVID-19. Twenty-four (24) persons have been cleared bringing the number of total recoveries to four hundred and one (401). Seven hundred and ninety-eight (798) cases remain active and three (3) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, two hundred and two (1202) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent and the Grenadines since March 2020. All positive cases will remain isolated until cleared. All close contacts of positive cases currently in quarantine, should contact the flu clinic in their district to arrange testing for clearance. The public is advised that the use of masks in public spaces or private spaces to which the public has access is now mandatory under the Public Health Act 2020. Public transportation vehicles may only transport one half of the persons the vehicle is licensed to carry. These measures are aimed at reducing the potential for any increase in the incidence of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. -END-
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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE February 5, 2021 Contact: Chief Medical Officer, Chair Health Services Subcommittee National Emergency Committee Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines STRENGTHENING OF THE ENFORCEMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES St. Vincent and the Grenadines on February 4, 2021 reported one hundred and three (103) new COVID-19 cases from samples collected between January 21 st and February 3 rd . These new cases were detected through the testing of contacts of known positives, routine screening and testing of persons with flu symptoms. Many of the cases are clustered in families and small social groups including patrons of gambling sheds and rum shops. There are now one thousand and twenty-one (1021) local cases of COVID-19. Four hundred and ninety-four (494) of these cases are contacts of known positives, while one hundred and seventy-seven (177) are persons who presented with flu-like symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19. Fortyseven (47) persons have been found to be positive for COVID-19 during exit screening. The laboratory forms of three hundred and three (303) persons who tested positive had no record of the reason for testing and may have been part of random screening. While there are many new clusters of cases, this pattern of transmission is consistent with community spread. A review of the COVID-19 cases since December 16, 2020 revealed that the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing dramatically increased from 6.6% on January 11 th to 15.7% on January 21 st, 16.6% on January 28 th and 15.3% on January 30 th . Testing on samples taken on February 1 st and 2 nd so far gives incidence rates of 2.7% and 3.2%. Given the incubation period of 14 days, increases in these rates due to spread which occurred around January 28 are anticipated in the coming days. 1 continued on following page…
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NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION (NEMO)<br />
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY<br />
ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES<br />
WEST INDIES<br />
Tel: 784-456-2975, Fax: 784-457-1691, Email: nemosvgeoc@gmail.com or nemosvg@gov.vc<br />
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />
PRESS RELEASE<br />
<strong>February</strong> 5, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Contact: Chief Medical Officer, Chair<br />
Health Services Subcommittee<br />
National Emergency Committee<br />
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines<br />
THIRTY-TWO (32) NEW CASES<br />
TWENTY-FOUR (24) RECOVERIES<br />
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed thirty-two (32) new COVID-19<br />
cases from samples collected between January 26 th and <strong>February</strong> 3 rd . Twelve (12)<br />
positives were from samples taken on January 26, four (4) from January 27, nine (9)<br />
from January 28, one (1) from <strong>February</strong> 1 and six (6) from <strong>February</strong> 3 rd . These cases<br />
were detected during exit screening, contact tracing and testing of persons with flu<br />
symptoms. There are now one thousand and fifty-three (1053) local cases of<br />
COVID-19.<br />
Twenty-four (24) persons have been cleared bringing the number of total recoveries<br />
to four hundred and one (401). Seven hundred and ninety-eight (798) cases remain<br />
active and three (3) persons with COVID-19 have died. One thousand, two hundred<br />
and two (1202) cases of COVID-19 have been reported in St. Vincent and the<br />
Grenadines since March 2020. All positive cases will remain isolated until cleared.<br />
All close contacts of positive cases currently in quarantine, should contact the flu<br />
clinic in their district to arrange testing for clearance.<br />
The public is advised that the use of masks in public spaces or private spaces to<br />
which the public has access is now mandatory under the Public Health Act 2020.<br />
Public transportation vehicles may only transport one half of the persons the vehicle<br />
is licensed to carry. These measures are aimed at reducing the potential for any<br />
increase in the incidence of COVID-19 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.<br />
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