CARPHA has upgraded the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to the Caribbean Region to Very High. The revised risk level is based on international risk assessment guidelines, particularly in keeping with risk assessment for MERS-COV and pandemic influenza.
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Due to the current increased risk of importation of COVID-19 to the Region, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has upgraded the risk of coronavirus disease transmission from low, to “moderate to high.”
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Honourable Allen M. Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia praised the efforts of CARPHA and the Regional Security System (RSS) for their prompt response to the transport and testing of samples for coronavirus from Saint Lucia. “We are so thankful as a nation to CARPHA and the RSS for going above...
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In the event of a 2019-nCoV outbreak in the Region, the reference medical microbiology laboratory (CMML) at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is ready and fully equipped to test samples of suspected cases of the virus.
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