St Lucia confirms COVID variant in five cases
St Lucia is the
latest Caribbean territory to record cases of the coronavirus variant.
The island’s
Health Ministry has confirmed that five samples of positive COVID-19 cases were
of the more easily transmissible variant from the United Kingdom.
However, all
five have recovered since their December positive results. The five include two
British nationals and three St Lucians.
“This new situation further emphasises the need for strict
adherence to all protocols recommended thus far and to ensure increased
vigilance at all levels where risk has been identified. The Ministry of Health
and Wellness will continue monitoring the situation and recommendations will be
made as needed, guided by the science to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on our
population,” the ministry said in a statement.
Cases of the coronavirus variant were previously detected in
Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
