The Ministry of Health announces the laboratory confirmation of 2 new imported positive cases of Covid-19 in Grenada.
The two individuals are a husband and wife over age 65, who returned to Grenada on Saturday, 28 November, via American Airlines. They have been in quarantine since arrival, and were tested as per the Covid-19 protocols of the Ministry. While not severe, they are both exhibiting symptoms of the disease and are being closely monitored.
These 2 new cases are currently Grenada’s only active positive cases of Covid-19, as all others have been medically cleared. The Ministry thanks the public for its continued cooperation in helping to keep the state of Grenada safe.
GIS
Grenada has done extremely well. The only hole I see in the system is the fact that some quarantine hotels are allowing guests to mingle in their facilities and even venture out to the local beach. They don’t even realize there’s anything wrong with galavanting around like that. It’s a matter of time until one of these guests is positive and spreads it to another guest or unwitting local.
Frankly, this is insane. It’s 6 day quarantine. I did it myself and it wasn’t fun but you get through it and that’s it. The hotel I stayed at were 100% by the book. Put your entire country in jeopardy so you can atttact a few tourists who probably would have come anyway?
The government must fine these hotels and stop this practice at once.
D. Hart
It is a very flawed position that we absolutely need the money and so must take the risk of catching the virus. As my daughter, a doctor, told me “sick people can’t work in an environment that requires them NOT to be sick”. If COVID-19 gets out of control in Grenada, many people will die needlessly – as they are now doing in the United States. How much will “the money” be worth to us then?
I hope people won’t start to insult me because we do not like the truth.. but I am going say what I think. I think God has protected us. Amen. I am also not saying that we should return to the old days. We have a beautiful island and we should welcome people. My own view is that many people here see tourism as an easy way of making quick money. some people when the boats are not coming sleep and watch TV they don’t want to do anything else.. There was a time when the village people planted vegetables to feed the family and still had some to sell. they shared what they produced. Nowadays all the young men in the village want to do is beg, drink rum, smoke weed..
I am currently in the United States and there are people dying by the thousands here. Here there are amazing hospitals, all the finest care and yet people die everyday. Should this virus takes hold of Grenada there will be nothing you can do but dig graves. Grenada does not have the medical facilities to handle thousands of sick and dying people.
Some fool said “open the island to all visitors, we want their money!” that is beyond ignorant I tell you. That sounds like one of the bums who do nothing but work all day to take money from visitors any way they can. (lie, cheat, steal). The big mistake Grenada has made is to rely on tourist money and not develop industry to sustain the island.
Government officials live well and in nice houses, they have no worries as they have money in their pockets. Where does their pay come from? In Grenada there are rich people and there are poor people, not much in between. Ask yourself just why that is…
If Grenada allows tourist to return as normal you will be opening Pandora’s Box.
Jazmine.
It’s a pity that more people in Grenada don’t think like you. We are Insane to open up our borders while the virus is RAGING OUT OF CONTROL in the United States. It is a reckless and unimaginable policy. And nobody want to have to say “I told you so”. Risking the health and lives of Grenadians to put money into the pockets OF TAX EXCEMPT tourism companies is an absurd denigration of our national priorities at best!
Listen. Government not letting them in because Government want money. What you think would happen when a small island with little to no resources completely shuts out foreigners from coming into this country. PEOPLE WILL GET NO MONEY TO BUY FOOD TO SURVIVE. You see. People are quick to judge that it is all about the money hungry government but really it is for the selfishness and greed of our own people. When we start to run out of money because of excessive spending and Government does not have no money to pay people. Where you think Government finding money.
We cannot stay too isolated for a long time. We need to understand that if we don’t open back up the country we will start to struggle to survive on our own. Less than no time you will start to see people demanding government for more money when we basically cannot find any.
Grenadians need to start saving up if they want to take this approach towards completely shutting out foreigners. Because when we have little to no more money. Where will we find it??? Where will the Government find it?????
So don’t be quick to say that they are letting them come in to affect us. Grenadians that are still trapped in America, Canada and the UK are desperate to come back. We need to open back to let our people back in to meet with family and friends. Grenadian people are trapped out there and they need to come home! We can’t have our outside population get trapped outside and then less to no time die.
Anyways Grenada is opened and welcomed to Grenadians and Foreigners because no one has died from covid in Grenada and no one will die from it. You see. Something special about this beautiful country we have. We have natural herbs and spices that will kill this deadly virus.
Herbs and spices ..Trump thought bleach might help.
You are very ignorant. A lifelong friend of mine has died from covid and never travelled internationally. Only those who are so selfish and stupid, yes stupid make a statement like “no one will die” when worldwide over ONE MILLION people have died. You should have to try to stand in front of everyone of those dead persons loved ones and say that to our faces. By time we slapped your face, each of us, just once, for the insult and disrespect you show for our dead family and friends you still would not feel the pain we feel because many of them may not have had to die if people had followed protocols and were intelligent enough to understand the SCIENCE that is available to educate you.
Why were these persons POSTITIVE? They are supposed to be tested and approved by the Government of Grenada now and give PERMISSION to travel into Grenada BEFORE they come. So what happened to all these new rules and protocols?? Not followed again. There has not been anywhere near enough PCR testing, not that stupid rapid test that gives false results, done on the island to truely determine if anyone is ASYMPTOMATIC and still walking all over the island.
For your population size you can NEVER be too careful. You do not have proper medical care to deal with what the rest of the world is dealing with. If you want all of us who love Grenada to be able to return, then keep the island safe so we can. I want ALL the lovely people who made me want to return to Grenada to be ALIVE when I can get back.
Your Government was given MILLIONS AND MILLIONS of dollars in both EC and USD go and demand transparency from your government and ask WHERE IS THE MONEY??? These monies were to help ALL persons on the island not just Mitchell’s cronies. Only select businesses and persons got any money. Nothing is being repaired on the island to have taken all those millions of dollars. So look to the corupption of your government who do just as they please and never answer to those they were elected to serve.
apparteny an ignorant person like you clearly havent read my comment properly. NO ONE HAS DIED FROM COVID IN GRENADA AND NO WILL EVER DIE FROM IT IN GRENADA!!!!! READ MY DAMN COMMENT. 41 CASES 30 RECOVERED NO DEATHS. Countries like Antigua and Anguilla had already had 4 cases and 2 deaths. If it wasnt for the hot climate and natural herbs and spices we had we all would be dead.
There is no proof that heat or climate let alone herbs is a cure or deterrent for corona. Please stop what your saying is not based on facts, our low levels of Covid and recovery was due to fast thinking and action. Due to the fact that there weren’t many cases ppl were able to get undivided attention, but what happens when there are too many ppl sick to be able to give that same attention not to mention underlying conditions person’s may have.
America has the most COVID cases in the world..They are dying by the thousands. Read the American newspapers, watch CNN and the BBC
For the present stop letting Americans/Grenadains in..one of these days there will be a false negative test and the government will have to explain why they are letting them come in to infect us.
I guess because members of this government don’t have to travel on the buses etc. They have no idea how concerned we are.
so you are telling me that you would rather have your friends and family be stuck out there unable to come back and die or would you have them come back so you can see them coming back to spend time. dont only think about yourself but others too.
I am not thinking about myself. We have a pandemic and if people live in America or Europe permanently they should stay there and not possible be transporters of this disease to a small island ..with very little infrastructure. Did you stay spend time..what time when they came from a countries with COVID 19 and they have to quarantine. . The two doctors didnot follow the rules and everyone was talking a whole load of nonsense.