2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Disease COVID-19
Virus strain SARS-CoV-2
Location Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
First outbreak Wuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date11 March 2020
(1 month, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Confirmed cases14 [1]
Recovered5 [2]
Deaths
0

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in March 2020.

Contents

The first confirmed case was discovered on 11 March 2020. [3]

Timeline

March

On March 11, 2020, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines confirmed its first case. [3] The passenger had travelled from the United Kingdom to Saint Vincent via Barbados. They travelled on British Airways to Barbados and onward to Saint Vincent via LIAT.[ citation needed ]

On March 27, 2020 it was announced by Minister of Health, Senator Luke Browne, that a repeat test for the patient who originally tested positive was now negative. [2]

April

On April 1, 2020 St. Vincent and the Grenadines recorded its second confirmed case of COVID-19. [4] Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves announced that the annual Vincy Mas festival will be cancelled for 2020, in order to protect the population from the spread of the COVID-19 virus. [5]

On April 2, 2020 it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that a 3rd case was recorded. [ citation needed ]

On April 3, 2020 it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that 4 addition cases were recorded, bringing the total cases up to 7. [ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Ministry of Health (22 April 2020). "100 percent recovery of COVID-19 cases in St Lucia". St. Lucia News Online. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "St. Vincent and Grenadines now coronavirus-free says health minister". 28 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 Admin (12 March 2020). "BREAKING NEWS: St. Vincent confirms first case of coronavirus disease COVID-19". St. Lucia News Online. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. "BREAKING: St Vincent Records Its Second Case Of COVID -19". news784.com. 1 April 2020.
  5. "BREAKING NEWS: Vincy Mas 2020 Has Been Cancelled". news784.com. 2 April 2020.