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Covid Compounds Economic Coma

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1 year ago

September 24, 2020

This year’s jobs numbers are in but, it only confirms what most of the working population already know. Policy measures to avert a possible corona-virus outbreak in Saint Lucia coupled with the sharp decline in tourism has been attributed to skyrocketing unemployment, millions in lost revenue and stagnant economic growth.

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Irate Odsan/ Barre Dennis minibus drivers call for improved working environment

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3 days ago

September 22, 2021

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The Odsan/ Barre Dennis Mini bus Drivers Association is calling on the National Council on Public Transportation to assist in reducing the number of routes affected by the covid19 pandemic. Since the fourth wave of the pandemic, the NCOPT has noted a staggering increase in the number of omnibus operators affected by the pandemic.

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CMO SAYS DEADLY FOURTH WAVE APPEARS TO BE SUBSIDING

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3 days ago

September 22, 2021

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SAINT LUCIA RECORDS 121 NEW CASES OF COVID-19

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7 days ago

September 18, 2021

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Ministry of Health, Wellness & Elderly Affairs
Sir Stanislaus James Building
Waterfront, Castries
Saint Lucia, West Indies

September 18, 2021
Press Release
SAINT LUCIA RECORDS 121 NEW CASES OF COVID-19
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs today Saturday September 18, 2021 confirms a total of 121 new cases of COVID-19. These cases are from a batch of 466 samples processed on Friday September 17, 2021 at the Ezra Long Laboratory. This number of positive cases makes up 26% of all the samples processed on that date. The new cases bring the total number of cases diagnosed in country to date to 10, 520.
Confirmation was also received of the recovery of 172 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19
bringing the number of active cases in country to 2394. Three of these active cases are currently critical and nine of them are severely ill at the Respiratory Hospital.
To date, a total of 35, 540 individuals have received the first dose of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine and 28, 992 have received the second dose. A total of 7, 724 individuals have received the first dose and 114 have received the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
The Ministry of Health and Wellness will continue providing daily updates to the public as new
information becomes available.
For more information please contact the Office of the Chief Medical Officer or the Epidemiology Unit, at 468-5309/468-5317 respectively