by Linda Straker
- First Covid-19 patient deteriorating
- Moved from isolation to receive treatment at General Hospital
- 50-year-old Grenadian-born female, became symptomatic on Tuesday, 17 March
48 hours after confirming that Grenada had its first case of Covid-19, Health Minister Nickolas Steele has confirmed that the patient was on Tuesday moved from isolation to receive treatment at the General Hospital. “Her situation has deteriorated, and she is receiving treating at the General Hospital,” Steele said late Tuesday evening.
The passenger arrived in Grenada on 16 March from the United Kingdom via a Virgin Atlantic aircraft. The minister made the announcement in a special news conference on Sunday, 22 March 2020.
The patient who is a 50-year-old Grenadian-born female, became symptomatic on Tuesday, 17 March and was subsequently tested. At the time of announcing the island’s first confirmation, Steele said that the patient was displaying mild symptoms.
More than two dozen persons in Grenada have been tested for the virus and as of Tuesday, there were no additional positive results.
On the weekend a medical team from Cuba arrived on the island to assist with the fight of Covid-19.
Grenada in recent times has implemented and enforced several measures as part of its strategy to combat the disease which has killed and infected thousands worldwide.
Measures include stopping of all commercial air traffic at the Maurice Bishop International Airport and not allowing any pleasure or live-in boats at ports of entry. The exception is for medical personnel and medication supplies.
It is really quite shocking to read the personal attacks people on both sides of the political spectrum against one another when quite frankly as humanity faces the most challenging times since the World War. This is not the time for point scoring when the situation is so very serious. I hope we come out of this with all our love ones and ourselves alive and well.
Trump needs to close his pie hole! Let the scientists call the shots on this one.
Easy to tell that Trump is really and truly sincere as he reads badly the words someone else wrote for him. Cee
Hi… I am one of those idiots that voted for trump. You must be a real idiot democrat. Trump is doing a great job. To bad you low life democrats only can say bad things. I sure hope you democrats are self isolating nobody wants your filth around them. It’s just a shame that you haven’t lost use of your fingers.
Amen.
Good Lord can we not blame people who had nothing to do with the outbreak? It’s not about who did what or whatever. It’s time to stick together and help combat these tragic times. Set politics aside and stay home, stay safe. This will be taken care of we will survive and thrive. Take this opportunity to learn new things and grow up.
She start to have symptom on Tuesday 17, and she came on Monday 16th . That means nobody checked her nor in UK not here in Grenada .
hi nobody is idiot except trump. he had his chance to prove he is great president besides zero experience but fail miserably. defying every intelligence and every voter. know what he will realize that Americans are extremely smart when we hold our noses and vote for anyone else for president this year
Too bad we are not all as smart as Miss Susan seems to be. Bless her heart, it must be a heavy burden to be so far above everyone else.
Trump may get it..the bible states the world will stand without a president it’s unfolding right in front of us Trump seems to believe it will get better u can tell he has never read the Bible
Trump is a complete idiot and all who voted for him to be president are idiots also.
Cause we are deplorables right Rob? You’re the idiot! Go watch CNN and stop trolling the internet, go be a good little sheep and go find out what your opinion is on CNN