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Credit: Sandals Until last week, Grenada was a rare bright spot in the COVID-19 pandemic an idyllic Caribbean island nation that had seen just 45 coronavirus cases and no deaths. This week, officials in Grenada are tracing the contacts of 26 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 that stem from a single all-inclusive resort, the Sandals Grenada. The cluster was discovered during routine employee testing on Friday and Saturday, Grenada’s Ministry of Health said in a statement. The government had previously reported no more than six new coronavirus cases in a single day, according to data from the World Health Organization. Now, Grenada’s tally of total coronavirus cases has risen to 71. ....
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Updated Dec. 15. Grenada s Ministry of Health says it s taking aggressive efforts to contain an outbreak of Covid-19 cases connected to the Sandals Grenada all-inclusive resort. Keith Mitchell, prime minister of Grenada, in an address on Dec. 14 outlined several temporary measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 on the island. Effective Dec. 15, all social gatherings, including weddings and funerals, are limited to 10 participants for the next seven days. Community evens and gatherings are postponed for seven days; business operations, including public transportation, must stop at 10 p.m.; and restaurants are limited to takeout service only. The sudden spike in Covid cases originated at Sandals Grenada and demonstrates the grave dangers we face, Mitchell said. The grim reality is that 13 people from one household have tested positive, based on a staff member s exposure to Covid. It cannot be determined at this time that this was due to a breakdown in the app ....
COVID-19 protocols in Grenada are expected to be tightened, after a cluster of 26 coronavirus cases was discovered at the Sandals Resort. Grenadaâs Ministry of Health said the positive cases include guests and employees, as well as their contacts. The ministry noted that the discovery was made following proactive testing of employees and guests on Friday and Saturday, as part of the Ministryâs continuous testing of frontline staff in sectors directly related to tourism, travel and health. âGiven the health emergency that this situation warrants, the Government of Grenada, through ministry, has deployed all efforts, including personnel and resources, to address this grave threat to public health, safety, order and the maintenance of medical and other supplies and services essential to life in Grenada. Unprecedented, aggressive efforts have been taken to further contain this outbreak of Covid-19,â the statement said. ....