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Grenada’s Covid-19 public health threat level raised to HIGH

This story was posted 1 year ago
28 February 2020
in Health, Notice
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced that it has raised its public health threat alert level to HIGH.

ORANGE (High) level means VERY HIGH POSSIBILITY/EXPECTED and the condition applies when a credible threat of increased infectious diseases transmission (of an unusual virus activity/spread/outbreak, etc.) exists of disruptive public health activity/activities with a direct and specific threat against the health sector/country and its dependencies…

The decision was taken in accordance with the Ministry’s Infectious Diseases Public Health Threat Level Response Protocols, at the daily (Covid-19) Briefings with the Health Minister  Hon. Nickolas Steele and his team, managing the current threat of the coronavirus.

In taking the decision the MOH considered the Caribbean Public Health Agency’s (Carpha) situation report #15, which concluded that the risk for the Caribbean is now Moderate to High.

Grenadian health authorities, keeping a very close eye on outbreak of Covid-19 indicated that they are also tracking travellers from Japan, South Korea, Iran, Singapore, and Italy, which have seen steady increases in the number of confirmed Covid-19) cases.

The MOH said it is presently monitoring the situation in the rest of Europe, the United States, North and South America, and any other region where community transmission has been established.

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Francis Martin, told the GIS that at this time all options are being considered and the system is in full response mode.

The Ministry, acting on sound advice from its local, regional and international public health experts, reminds the Grenadian public that its Importation Transmission Watch (ITW), remains in full effect for the entire tri-island.

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  1. mike rasmussen says:
    1 year ago

    Hi
    My wife & I have until recently had a residence in Grenada. You & your people are very dear to us so PLEASE take the tsunami of Corvid 19 that WILL come to you. Please do not waste this precious time to take action NOW. If not many WILL die. I am in the north of rural Scotland & so far my wife & I are OK. PLEASE ask your people to follow this advice;
    1 Wash your hands many, many times a day – this is the best protection
    2 Stay away from ALL public gatherings including I’m sad to say church. It is likely that businesses
    will be closed for all buy essential business & you will work from home if possible
    3 Do not hug, shake hands with or have ANY contact with any but your immediate family ie. only your husband/partner & children NOBODY else not even your mother
    4 Go out only for essential food. Do not use street markets. No going to the beach, cinema, restaurant, bar or church etc. – they should/will all be closed soon in any case. If Carnival is not canceled DO NOT ATTEND UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. New Orleans did not cancel Carnival & their deaths are now rising fast.
    5 Stay at home & only take exercise once a day & stay away from people when you do. Do NOT go to work.
    6 Maintain a safe social distance from people – a minimum of 2m (7ft) & keep up-wind of people if you can. The virus spread by contact, on hard surfaces where it can live for up to 72 hrs & can be air borne (sneezing, coughing etc). Regularly sanitise door/car handles, counter tops, phones & computers ie anything you touch.
    7 GO & BUY FACE MASKS, LATEX GLOVES, HAND ALCHOL SANITISER WITH A MIN. 95% OF ALCHOL (this for use when you are out & can’t get to a sink to wash) & ANTI BIOTOC CLEANING PRODUCTS (BLEACH, COUNTER CLEANER ETC) NOW , DON’T WAIT FOR THE VIRUS TO ARRIVE. They are virtually impossible to get here in the UK now.
    9 Face masks & gloves will help to protect you but the best protection is to wash your hands egularly.
    10 Please tell all you family & friends to follow this advice. If your Government has not issued this advice it should have or will soon. ACT NOW.

    Social isolation is the best way to protect yourself & your loved ones. Please, please do not underestimate the power of the virus to KILL especially the elderly who are very vulnerable. Do not listen to the nonsense emanation from the Trump White House (the man is a deluded & dangerous idiot) & the USA. Some state governors have it right NYC, California etc. but some are still not acting eg. Florida. This is a world wide pandemic & will take many months if not years to be resolved. WE are all facing a very different & uncertain future as a result. Trump’s belief that he can re-start the US economy by Easter is a total fantasy & he is putting money ahead of peoples lives & his re-election off course.
    Finally be very mindful of rumour, especially on social media which is rife with misinformation & fake news. I follow this Dr. every day on YouTube who can be trusted Dr John Campbell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sy3gtORANw
    STAY SAFE
    Kind regards to all in Grenada
    Mike & Kath Rasmussen – Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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  2. Michael Julien says:
    1 year ago

    Since China is the source of the virus perhaps, by now, they should have set up a global fund to help poor sattalite states like Grenada to manage the inevitable transfer of the virus to our shores. I estimate that setting up and managing Elivated Higene protocols in Grenada will cost us at least EC$100 million. Where should that money come from?

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  3. R says:
    1 year ago

    China is left out because remember that a travel ban is still in effect and has not been lifted.

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  4. Mike says:
    1 year ago

    Worrying, really worrying…

    Reply
  5. M. Wilson says:
    1 year ago

    This is good start, but very likely much more will need to be done to keep this coronavirus out of Grenada.

    This news article mentions tracking travelers from Japan, South Korea, Iran, Singapore and Italy … why is the word ” CHINA ” so omitted from all GIS Press Releases. Is it they jet in under the cover of darkness ? Lets not play any cover – up and lets be transparent at times like these. People lives may be at risk.

    This likely growing Coronavirus crisis may turn much more serious before it hopefully all clears up. Grenada does not appear to be doing enough to assure the health and safety of our citizens.

    This is a Reality Check: Wake Up & Get Ready.

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    • Anthony Fraser says:
      1 year ago

      M.Wilson the word China is omitted because he who pays the piper calls the Tune and sad to say the it is now evidently clear that CHINA the origin of this deadly Virus is now calling the tune in Grenada and GIS is just another mouth piece of the PRC.
      Lord help Us

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