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THE GAMMAVARIANT has been identified as the most prevalent of the three COVID-19 variants that have been found to be present in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). And health authorities have warned that this variant is more easily transmissible and more deadly than the original variant, but just as aggressive as the Delta variant. Tamara Bobb, epidemiologist in the Ministry of Health said local authorities continue to send samples …

THE GAMMAVARIANT has been identified as the most prevalent of the three COVID-19 variants that have been found to be present in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). And health authorities have warned that this variant is more easily transmissible and more deadly than the original variant, but just as aggressive as the Delta variant. Tamara Bobb, epidemiologist in the Ministry of Health said local authorities continue to send samples …

PERSONS who have tested positive and recovered from COVID-19 are still encouraged to receive a COVID-19 jab, as health authorities advise that it is the surest way to secure any reliable form of immunity. “We have recorded seven persons in St Vincent and the Grenadines who have been confirmed as having COVID by PCR, twice. A person had COVID in the past, PCR confirmed and again, they turned up now …

Kingstown – Health officials on Tuesday said that the Gamma variant of coronavirus (COVID-19) is the dominant variant in circulation in St Vincent and the Grenadines, warning that it is just as deadly as the Delta variant. St Vincent and the Grenadines is currently battling a spike in cases of COVID-19, which has claimed 42 lives since September 9, taking the death toll to 54 on Tuesday. The island has …

A CHANGE in the local COVID-19 isolation release strategy will see persons in home isolation being released without a PCR test, if they are asymptomatic for the last three days of the isolation period. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Simone Keizer-Beache, said on Sunday October 10, that this new strategy was implemented last Wednesday, October 6, based on advice from the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO),in June this year. “The recommendations from …