March 22, 2020

Grenada confirms its first case of Covid-19

By Newsroom

Grenada has confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The island was among a few Caribbean countries that had not reported a positive case.

At a press briefing earlier today officials said the case was an imported one. The person traveled from the UK to the island.

The woman, is a Grenadian national who arrived on the island from the UK on a Virgin Atlantic flight on Monday, March 16 and began showing mild symptoms a day later.

The Health Ministry is currently engaged in contact tracing to identify people who may have come in contact with the infected woman and maybe showing symptoms of COVID-19.

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