COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The COVID-19 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.
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Disease | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Arrival date | 11 March 2020 (5 months and 5 days) |
Confirmed cases | 57 (as of as of 15 August) [1][2][3][4] |
Active cases | 2 |
Recovered | 55 (as of 15 August)[5][6] |
Deaths | 0 (as of as of 15 August) |
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The first confirmed case was discovered on 11 March 2020.[7]
Timeline
March
On 11 March 2020, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines confirmed its first case.[7] 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.[9][7]
On 27 March 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.[5]
April
On 1 April 2020, St. Vincent and the Grenadines recorded its second confirmed case of COVID-19.[10] 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.[11]
On 2 April 2020, it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that a 3rd case was recorded.
On 3 April 2020, it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that 4 addition cases were recorded, bringing the total cases up to 7.
May
19 May 2020, it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that an 18th case was recorded.[12]
29 May 2020, it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that a 26th case was recorded.[3]
June
7 June 2020, it was announced there were one new COVID-19 cases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[13]
16 June 2020, it was announced there were two new COVID-19 cases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[14]
25 June 2020, it was announced there were no active COVID-19 cases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[15]
July
12 July 2020, it was announced there were 6 new COVID-19 cases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[4] Two of the new cases are from an American Airlines flight that had arrived from Miami on 11 July 2020, and a number of passengers who had arrived on that flight had broken their 24-hour quarantine.[16]
18 July 2020, it was announced there were 3 new COVID-19 cases.[17][18]
19 July 2020, it was announced there were 6 additional COVID-19 cases.[19]
29 July 2020, it was announced there were 2 additional COVID-19 cases. [20]
Statistics
Chronology of the number of active cases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
See also
References
- Ministry of Health (3 May 2020). "COVID-19 Report May 3, 2020". SVG Health Facebook. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- Ministry of Health (22 April 2020). "100 percent recovery of COVID-19 cases in St Lucia". St. Lucia News Online. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "St. Vincent records its 26th case of COVID-19". News784. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "SVG records 6 new cases of COVID-19". iWitness News. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "St. Vincent and Grenadines now coronavirus-free says health minister". 28 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- "BREAKING: NO ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES IN SVG". News784. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- Admin (12 March 2020). "BREAKING NEWS: St. Vincent confirms first case of coronavirus disease COVID-19". St. Lucia News Online. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "ONE NEW COVID-19 CASE ON ENTRY SCREENING". The official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Information Technology Services Division. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- "Vincy Woman Had No Symtoms While In Transit At Grantly Admas Airport". News784. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "BREAKING: St Vincent Records Its Second Case Of COVID -19". news784.com. 1 April 2020.
- "BREAKING NEWS: Vincy Mas 2020 Has Been Cancelled". news784.com. 2 April 2020.
- "One More Covid-19 Case In SVG- No Carnival Crew Positive". iWitness News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- "SVG – One (I) New Covid Case And One (1) More Recovery". iWitness News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- "SVG Records Two New Covid 19 Cases". iWitness News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- "No active COVID-19 cases in SVG". iWitness News. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "SVG's AA passengers break quarantine even as 2 COVID-19 positive". iWitness News. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "Breaking: SVG Records 9 New Cases Of Coronavirus". iWitness News. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- "New quarantine rules for SVG after 3 more COVID-19 cases related to AA flight". iWitness News. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "BREAKING: More Coronavirus : SVG Now Has 15 Active Cases: 44 On Record". News784. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "2 new COVID-19 cases in SVG". iWitness. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- "Coronavirus (Covid-19) Report". Welcome to the official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- "Coronavirus (Covid-19) Report". Welcome to the official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.