COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines explained

COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Map1:VCT orthographic.svg
Disease:COVID-19
Virus Strain:SARS-CoV-2
Location:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Arrival Date:11 March 2020
Origin:Wuhan, Hubei, China
Recovery Cases:1,677 (as of 15 April 2021)
Deaths:10 (as of 15 April 2021)
Confirmed Cases:1,818 (as of 15 April 2021)[1]
Active Cases:131 (as of 15 April 2021)
Fatality Rate: (as of 15 April 2021)
Website:http://www.gov.vc/

The COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a part of the global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in March 2020. The first confirmed case was discovered on 11 March 2020.

Timeline

March 2020

On 11 March 2020, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines confirmed its first case.[2] 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.[3] [2]

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.[4]

April to June 2020

On 1 April 2020, St. Vincent and the Grenadines recorded its second confirmed case of COVID-19.[5] 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.[6]

On 2 April 2020, it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that a 3rd case was recorded.[7]

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.[8]

On 5 April, the Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines addressed the Commonwealth in a televised broadcast, in which she asked people to "take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return". She added, "we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again".[9]

19 May 2020, it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that an 18th case was recorded.[10]

29 May 2020, it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that a 26th case was recorded.[11] [12]

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 to September 2020

12 July 2020, it was announced there were 6 new COVID-19 cases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[16] 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.[17]

18 July 2020, it was announced there were 3 new COVID-19 cases.[18] [19]

19 July 2020, it was announced there were 6 additional COVID-19 cases.[20]

29 July 2020, it was announced there were 2 additional COVID-19 cases.[21]

9 August 2020, it was announced there were 2 additional COVID-19 cases, 3 recoveries, and 5 active cases.[22]

13 August 2020, it was announced there were 3 additional COVID-19 recoveries, and only 2 active cases.[23]

25 August 2020, it was announced there is only 1 active cases.[24]

27 August 2020, it was announced that 2 guests staying at the 5 star Mandarin Oriental Resort on Canouan have tested positive.[25]

1 September 2020, it was announced that an additional person from a group of Swedish travelers who arrived on 19 August from Grenada has tested positive.[26]

6 September 2020, it was announced that there was one additional recovery.[27]

7 September 2020, it was announced that there was one additional case of a Vincentian national who arrived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on 5 September from Jamaica[28] [29]

11 September 2020, it was announced that there were two additional cases of Vincentian nationals who returned from British Virgin Islands. There were 3 recoveries.[30]

17 September 2020, it was announced that there are no Active COVID-19 Cases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[31]

October to December 2020

15 October 2020, it was announced that there is one Active COVID-19 case. An American national who arrived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 14 October from Florida.[32]

16 October 2020, it was announced that there are two more Active COVID-19 cases. Both cases arrived on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Barbados.[32]

20 October 2020, it was announced that there is one additional COVID-19 case. The adult traveler arrived from the USA on Sunday, 18 October 2020.[33]

23 October 2020, it was announced that there are five additional COVID-19 cases. 4 from the US and one from Canada, all arrived with negative PCR tests.[34]

18 November 2020, it was announced that there are five additional COVID-19 cases.[35]

January 2021

On 15 January 2021, the country recorded its first death from COVID-19, a 49-year-old female with multiple pre-existing conditions.[36]

April 2021

In April, difficulties to contain the virus were compounded by the catastrophic eruption of La Soufrière. Evacuation efforts were subsequently complicated by the need to conduct testing and vaccination before entering neighboring islands.[37]

December 2021

On 29 December 2021, the country's National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) announced the first recorded case of the Omicron variant.[38]

Statistics

Active cases per day

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: COVID-19 Report As At February 12th 2021 . The official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . Information Technology Services Division . 14 February 2020 . 12 February 2020.
  2. Web site: BREAKING NEWS: St. Vincent confirms first case of coronavirus disease COVID-19. St. Lucia News Online. 12 March 2020. 12 March 2020. en-US. Admin.
  3. Web site: Vincy Woman Had No Symtoms While In Transit At Grantly Admas Airport . News784 . 19 July 2020 . 13 March 2020 . 19 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200719054734/https://news784.com/local-news/vincy-woman-had-no-symtoms-while-in-transit-at-grantly-admas-airport/ . dead .
  4. Web site: 28 March 2020. St. Vincent and Grenadines now coronavirus-free says health minister. 29 March 2020. en.
  5. Web site: BREAKING: St Vincent Records Its Second Case Of COVID -19. 1 April 2020. news784.com. 2 April 2020. 2 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200402183312/https://news784.com/local-news/breaking-st-vincent-records-its-second-case-of-covid-19/. dead.
  6. Web site: BREAKING NEWS: Vincy Mas 2020 Has Been Cancelled. 2 April 2020. news784.com. 2 April 2020. 17 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200817163616/https://news784.com/local-news/breaking-news-vincy-mas-2020-has-been-cancelled/. dead.
  7. Web site: Third Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in SVG. . 2 April 2020. Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment. 16 September 2020.
  8. Web site: Four (4) More Cases of COVID-19 in SVG. . 3 April 2020. Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment. 16 September 2020.
  9. Web site: Coronavirus: The Queen's broadcast in full . 5 April 2020 . 5 July 2021. BBC News.
  10. Web site: One More Covid-19 Case In SVG- No Carnival Crew Positive. iWitness News.. 15 July 2020. 16 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200716022931/https://news784.com/local-news/one-more-covid-19-case-in-svg-no-carnival-crew-positive/. dead.
  11. Web site: St. Vincent records its 26th case of COVID-19 . News784 . 2 June 2020 . 29 May 2020 . 17 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200617143438/https://news784.com/local-news/st-vincent-records-its-26th-case-of-covid-19/ . dead .
  12. Web site: Five new local COVID-19 cases in SVG. iWitness News . 4 January 2021 . 3 January 2021 .
  13. Web site: SVG – One (I) New Covid Case And One (1) More Recovery. iWitness News.. 15 July 2020. 28 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628011827/https://news784.com/local-news/svg-records-two-new-covid-19-cases/. dead.
  14. Web site: SVG Records Two New Covid 19 Cases. iWitness News.. 15 July 2020. 28 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628011827/https://news784.com/local-news/svg-records-two-new-covid-19-cases/. dead.
  15. Web site: No active COVID-19 cases in SVG . iWitness News. . 25 June 2020 . 4 July 2020.
  16. Web site: SVG records 6 new cases of COVID-19 . iWitness News . 13 July 2020 . 12 July 2020.
  17. Web site: SVG's AA passengers break quarantine even as 2 COVID-19 positive . iWitness News . 13 July 2020 . 12 July 2020.
  18. Web site: Breaking: SVG Records 9 New Cases Of Coronavirus . iWitness News. . 18 July 2020 . 18 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200718140707/https://news784.com/local-news/breaking-svg-records-9-new-cases-of-coronavirus/ . dead .
  19. Web site: New quarantine rules for SVG after 3 more COVID-19 cases related to AA flight . iWitness News . 19 July 2020 . 18 July 2020.
  20. Web site: BREAKING: More Coronavirus : SVG Now Has 15 Active Cases: 44 On Record . News784 . 19 July 2020 . 19 July 2020 . 19 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200719225123/https://news784.com/local-news/breaking-more-coronavirus-svg-now-has-15-active-cases-44-on-record/ . dead .
  21. Web site: 2 new COVID-19 cases in SVG . iWitness . 31 July 2020 . 30 July 2020.
  22. Web site: Coronavirus (Covid-19) Report . Welcome to the official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . 15 August 2020 . 9 August 2020.
  23. Web site: Coronavirus (Covid-19) Report . Welcome to the official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . 15 August 2020 . 13 August 2020.
  24. Web site: Coronavirus (Covid-19) Report . Welcome to the official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . 26 August 2020 . 25 August 2020.
  25. Web site: Resort guests in Canouan test positive for COVID-19. iWitness News . 28 August 2020 . 27 August 2020.
  26. Web site: One More COVID-19 Case From Sweden . The official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . 2 September 2020 . 2 September 2020.
  27. Web site: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Report As At 6th September, 2020 . The official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . 7 September 2020 . 6 September 2020.
  28. Web site: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Report As At 7th September, 2020 . The official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . 9 September 2020 . 7 September 2020.
  29. Web site: SVG Latest Covid-19 Case Imported From Jamaica . News784 . 9 September 2020 . 8 September 2020 . 8 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200908235219/https://news784.com/local-news/svg-latest-covid-19-case-imported-from-jamaica/ . dead .
  30. Web site: TWO NEW COVID-19 CASES FROM BVI . The official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . 15 September 2020 . 11 September 2020.
  31. Web site: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Report As At 17th September, 2020 . Official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . 19 September 2020 . 17 September 2020.
  32. Web site: One New COVID-19 Case From Florida, USA . The official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . 15 October 2020. 17 October 2020.
  33. Web site: ONE NEW COVID-19 CASE FROM USA . The official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . 20 October 2020 . 20 October 2020.
  34. Web site: FIVE NEW COVID-19 CASES FROM USA AND CANADA . The official website of the Government of Saint Vincent and the GrenadineOctobers . The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . 24 October 2020 . 23 October 2020.
  35. Web site: 5 new cases take SVG's COVID-19 tally to 83 . iWitness News . 18 November 2020 . 17 November 2020.
  36. Web site: St Vincent Records First Death From COVID . News784 . 15 January 2020 . 16 January 2020 . 16 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116003304/https://news784.com/2021/01/15/st-vincent-records-first-death-from-covid/ . dead .
  37. Web site: At least 1st dose of Covid-19 vaccine required to enter Grenada . NowGrenada . 17 April 2021 . 9 April 2021.
  38. Web site: 2021-12-29. St Vincent records first case of Omicron. 2021-12-29. www.nationnews.com. en-US.

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