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April 17, 2021 KINGSTOWN – Authorities at St Vincent’s emergency shelters Friday facing a near impossible task of limiting the spread of COVID-19 as they house hundreds of people fleeing the wrath of the La Soufriere volcano. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Simone Keizer-Beache was reported as saying that two people who were evacuated from the volcano danger zone this week had tested positive for the coronavirus. The public has not been told exactly which shelters are affected by the evolving situation, but from all reports, the news triggered mass testing and contact tracing. Just ...

Covid alert at two emergency shelters Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Simone Keizer-Beache Social Share MASSIVE TESTING AND contact tracing is taking place in two emergency evacuation centres after five persons who evacuated from the volcano danger zone this week tested positive for Covid-19. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Simone Keizer-Beache, speaking on NBC Radio yesterday said two of the persons are in private accommodation, while the other three are in two shelters. “Two of those persons were actually in the homes of relatives, so that we have exposure within a private h...

NBC SVG The advice came from Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Simone Keizer-Beache during an interview with NBC News. Dr. Keizer-Beache said persons with asthma can be severely affected by the ash and she advised those who are treating their asthma at home with no signs of improvement, to seek medical assistance quickly.

St Vincent fears COVID-19 outbreak with volcano evacuations by Kristin Deane And DáNica Coto, The Associated Press Posted Apr 15, 2021 11:19 am EDT Last Updated Apr 15, 2021 at 11:28 am EDT KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent — Officials in St. Vincent said Thursday that they were extremely worried about a COVID-19 outbreak given the lack of water and more positive cases being reported as thousands of evacuees fleeing the erupting volcano crowd into shelters and private homes. About a dozen cases have been reported in recent days, with at least five evacuees staying in two homes and one shelter testing...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Officials in St. Vincent said Thursday that they were extremely worried about a COVID-19 outbreak given the lack of water and more positive cases being reported as thousands of evacuees fleeing the erupting volcano crowd into shelters and private homes. About a dozen cases have been reported in recent days, with at least five evacuees staying in two homes and one shelter testing positive, exposing at least 20 people to the virus, said Dr. Simone Keizer-Beache, chief medical officer on the Caribbean island. ...