by Linda Straker
- Grenada’s immediate response to combat spread of Covid-19 has been a learning experience
- Current data is projecting no community spread of disease
- Not having community spread should not be used as a reason to become careless with social behaviour and or interaction
Prime Minister, Dr Keith Mitchell, has admitted that Grenada’s immediate response to combat the spread of Covid-19 on the island has been a learning experience, but despite challenges, the current data is projecting that there is no community spread of the disease.
“This has been a stiff learning curve for all of us along the way as we face the unprecedented global crisis. We ask all of you sisters and brothers for your continued patience in this time of restricted movement, as we must allow the healthcare [team] to pursue broad-based testing in keeping with scientific modelling to ascertain the degree of which Covid-19 is present in our country,” he said during a news conference on Monday.
“It is simply to ensure that all persons who were potentially exposed to the virus are tested,” he said while explaining that data indicates that the virus appears to be contained despite Grenada having 14 confirmed persons. “Based on the results of all the testing we have done so far, there is still no indication there has been any widespread community spread of the virus.”
13 of the 14 confirmed persons are presently on island, because a UK national who was tested positive left the island without approval and returned to the UK via Canada. Most of these cases under the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines are either imported or local transmission.
Stage 1 is imported; a confirmed case in which that person travelled to another country with the infection and is tested with a positive result in that country, while Stage 2 is when there is local transmission in which people come into immediate contact with that person who travelled into the country. Community spread or transmission is Stage 3 at its described as when a person who has no travel history contracts the disease through domestic sources and the final level is Stage 4 and that is when the disease is declared an epidemic in a territory.
Because community spread is the period in which a territory is overwhelmed with lots of confirmed cases and sick persons, Prime Minister Mitchell said that not having a community spread should not be used as a reason to become careless with social behaviour and or interaction.
“This sisters and brothers you will agree is excellent news but we cannot afford to let our guards down just yet, we must maintain the vigilance we have exhibited in recent weeks and you the citizens must continue to practice physical and social distancing and the recommended cough and sneezing techniques,” he said in the news conference which was broadcast live via the Government Information Service (GIS).
Dr Mitchell who also serves as Minister for National Security, said that because of containment and no indication of community spreading, government is considering easing some of the Covid-19 regulations which restrict the movement of citizens.
Grenada’s 24-hour mandatory curfew concludes on Monday, 20 April 2020.
Jesus tell me to tell you people to repent he is calling you all back to him! Please stop the fighting of things you have to dead leave turn to christ. Please repent ..he is coming.
TO OUR HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER Dr. KEITH MITCHELL.THANK YOU FOR THE EXCELLENT JOB IN KEEPING OUR TRI-ISLAND SAFE BY THE CONTAINMENT OF NOVEL Covid-19. TO MR. NICHOLAS STEELE(MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SECURITY) THANK YOU. TO THE ROYAL GRENADA POLICE FORCE, THANK YOU. TO THE DOCTORS AND NURSES, TO OUR Covid-19 COMMITTEE, TO OUR SCIENTISTS AND ALL OTHER MEDICAL MEDICAL PERSONNEL, THANK YOU.. MOST OF ALL TO my FELLOW GRENADIANS FOR YOUR OBEDIENCE AND PATIENCE DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIMES.. GOD BLESS OUR LEADERSHIP. GOD BLESS GRENADA .
Ok just stop , yeshua/jesus tell me to tell you all he is coming ,soon And change you all ways. Repent yeshua/jesus is thee only way out..please repent for your sins, jesus loves us but hate our sins..please come to jesus now f..
Where does these people enemy of progress or enemy of positive results comes from nothing good he said is still a problem if people is falling down like America you guys will say he is not doing enough ?. Why the hell you want to know how much test kit they have and where it comes from if you were paying attention you would of know all that . Enemies of progress or enemies of good news you guys can do your own research and call anybody in the sister island and ask them from when they start dropping because of hunger? All these years the sister island has been getting they food from the main land why stop now ?All because you listen to another leader offering them food have you ever sit and think that is because the world is close they need they economy to be working still have you ? You guys talk like is freefood they are getting why that leader don’t see the drug problem in his country and leave us alone you two fools can go with him . The world is close and all you small mine is thinking about is the economy even if the p.m open the country what is going to happen is there any importation going on . So how can there be any economy without the big world opening fools. And about vitamins some people been using that way before all this so don’t talk like vitamin is something news and it cost 10000 and the people don’t have it garbage my dad myself my whole family and friends use it if they feel a sudden way . Grenada had a great leader before who said “forward ever ,backward never” . But you guys never learn cause your whole life is negative you can tell by your words . For all the healthcare worker thank you , police offices thank you , leaders of the tri island state thank you and all our citizen just keep praying, stay safe , obey the law for its your life and your family and friends, thank you continue to listen cause its mad take a look at the u.s.a so don’t let negative people put thing in you guys head . If the leaders open a little keep your distances and wear protective gears “the president of u.s.a said wear scarf “and we all have a lot off that. Blessing coming from Canada.
This is great news for the people of the tri-island state. Controlled and eased restrictions, no time for complacency. Moving in the right direction.