Four new Covid-19 cases from USA, UK and BVI

St Vincent and the Grenadines on Sunday confirmed four new COVID-19 cases.

A release from the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) said “One  case is a returning national who arrived with a negative PCR test result from the BVI on December 15, 2020, and tested positive on entry screening. Two UK nationals  arrived on December 12 with negative PCR results, tested negative on arrival then  positive on day 5 testing. The fourth traveler arrived from the USA on December 18,  2020 with a negative PCR result and tested positive for COVID-19 on entry  screening. All of these travelers were in mandatory quarantine at the time of receipt  of these results and will be isolated until cleared by two negative tests. Contact  tracing and testing have commenced.”

St. Vincent and the Grenadines has now recorded a total of 104 COVID-19 cases, 85 of which have recovered. There are now 19 active COVID-19 cases, all imported from high-risk countries.

All quarantine protocols and COVID-19 advisories must be followed to reduce the  risk of the introduction and subsequent spread of new COVID-19 cases in St Vincent and the Grenadines.