Covid-19 Cases in Grenada Escalates!
That’s the view of top-ranking health officials, who at a News Conference this morning indicated that there have been some 30 new cases, since the previous update, where there were 35 new cases.
The latest figure relative to active cases has jumped from 76 to 105.
Here’s how Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shawn Charles, explains it.
Dr. Shawn Charles says at this time, there’s a low-level degree of community spread.
There’s the scary feeling that when businesses are impacted on account of a cumulative number of people in the workforce being affected, things can become rather dicey, nearing collapse.
But, Dr. Charles expresses confidence that Grenada can get through this current COVID wave, once people seriously take up the responsibility at safeguarding themselves against the disease.
Based on the nature of the COVID positivity rate the country is experiencing, the Grenada Cabinet has made some adjustments to the Emergency regulations as it was outlined at the News Conference by Health Minister Nikolas Steele.
Health Minister, Nikolas Steele.
Dr. Charles makes a further plea for everyone to cooperate and do the right things to get COVId away from us.
Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shawn Charles.
The question was asked about the passenger-load on the Nation’s buses whether it tantamount to a super-spreader, as in the identification of the virus here march last year and the period of lockdown, passenger loads were decreased.
But, this time around, the responsibility lies with the commuters and the bus operators to ensure the requisite protocols are followed.
