The Ministry of Health and Social Services, on Wednesday, announced the recovery of 3 persons previously diagnosed with COVID-19. Additionally, one new positive has been identified. At present, current local cases of COVID-19 stand at 3. Ministry of Health officials indicate that the new case is a close contact of a previously identified case of […]
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The Ministry of Health and Social Services has identified two (2) additional cases of COVID-19 via the testing protocol used for persons arriving to the island. The Ministry is also confirming that one of the persons who tested positive for COVID-19 previously, has recovered. This brings the overall number of COVID-19 cases identified on Montserrat
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has identified another imported case of COVID-19 via the testing protocol used for persons arriving to the island. This brings the overall number of COVID-19 cases identified on Montserrat since the start of the pandemic to twenty six. The total number of active cases now stands at four
Overall Number of COVID-19 Increases to Twenty-five (25) Since 2020 The Ministry of Health and Social Services has identified two (2) imported cases of COVID-19 via the testing protocol used for persons arriving to the island. This confirmation of new cases brings the overall number of COVID-19 cases identified on Montserrat since the start of
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The Ministry of Health and Social Services has once again identified an imported case of COVID-19 via the testing protocol used for persons arriving to the island. This brings the total number of active cases to two and the overall total number of COVID-19 cases for the island, since March 2020, to twenty-three (23). The
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The Ministry of Health and Social Services has again identified an imported case of COVID-19 through passenger screening of arrivals to the island. Routine contact tracing is presently in progress to identify and isolate any individuals who may have been exposed to the virus. However, risk to the general public currently appears to be
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The Ministry of Health and Social Services today announced the recovery of the island’s 21st case of COVID-19. The Ministry of Health indicated that the individual recovered with no complications and revealed that the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has confirmed the strain of infection to be the Gamma variant. Health officials have commended the
Testing & Quarantine Protocols Introduced for Children Friday June 18, 2021, GIU, Montserrat– On Sunday June 20, 2021 at 5:01a.m. the Public Health (COVID-19 Suppression) (No.10) (Amendment) (No.4) Order – S.R.O 32 of 2021 will come into force with amendments to include a reduced quarantine period for fully vaccinated individuals and, testing and quarantine
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The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has confirmed that the variant which was in circulation during the last local COVID-19 outbreak in February 2021 was the UK variant; now known as the Alpha variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus. This revelation came today (June 16, 2021) from the Ministry of Health and Social Services as they
UK/ALPHA VARIANT CONFIRMED IN FEBRUARY 2021 COVID-19 OUTBREAK ON MONTSERRAT Read More »
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has increased its testing capacity for infectious diseases and COVID-19, with the commissioning of a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Lab at the Glendon Hospital in St John’s on Wednesday June 2, 2021. Speaking during the blessing ceremony to launch the open-PCR testing system, Minister of Health, Honourable Charles
