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.

COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date11 March 2020
(3 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Confirmed cases27 (as of 29 May) [1][2][3]
Recovered25 (as of 29 May)[4]
Deaths
0 (as of 29 May)

The first confirmed case was discovered on 11 March 2020.[5]

Timeline

March

On 11 March 2020, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines confirmed its first case.[5] 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.

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

On 1 April 2020 St. Vincent and the Grenadines recorded its second confirmed case of COVID-19.[6] 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.[7]

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

29 May 2020 it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that a 26th case was recorded.[3]

See also

References
  1. Ministry of Health (3 May 2020). "COVID-19 Report May 3, 2020". SVG Health Facebook. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. Ministry of Health (22 April 2020). "100 percent recovery of COVID-19 cases in St Lucia". St. Lucia News Online. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. "St. Vincent records its 26th case of COVID-19". News784. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "St. Vincent and Grenadines now coronavirus-free says health minister". 28 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. Admin (12 March 2020). "BREAKING NEWS: St. Vincent confirms first case of coronavirus disease COVID-19". St. Lucia News Online. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  6. "BREAKING: St Vincent Records Its Second Case Of COVID -19". news784.com. 1 April 2020.
  7. "BREAKING NEWS: Vincy Mas 2020 Has Been Cancelled". news784.com. 2 April 2020.


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