The

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in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea w ...

in March 2020. The first confirmed case was discovered on 11 March 2020.

Timeline

March 2020

On 11 March 2020,

confirmed its first case. The passenger had travelled from the

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to Saint Vincent via

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. They travelled on

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to Barbados and onward to Saint Vincent via

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. On 27 March 2020, it was announced by Minister of Health Senator Luke Browne, that a repeat test for the patient who originally tested positive was now negative.

April to June 2020

On 1 April 2020, St. Vincent and the Grenadines recorded its second confirmed case of COVID-19. Prime Minister

Ralph Gonsalves Ralph Everard Gonsalves (born 8 August 1946) is a Vincentian politician. He is currently the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and leader of the Unity Labour Party (ULP).

announced that the annual Vincy Mas festival will be cancelled for 2020, in order to protect the population from the spread of the COVID-19 virus. On 2 April 2020, it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that a 3rd case was recorded. On 3 April 2020, it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that 4 addition cases were recorded, bringing the total cases up to 7. On 5 April, the Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines addressed the Commonwealth in a televised broadcast, in which she asked people to "take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return". She added, "we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again". 19 May 2020, it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that an 18th case was recorded. 29 May 2020, it was announced by Ministry of Health announced that a 26th case was recorded. 7 June 2020, it was announced there were one new COVID-19 cases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 16 June 2020, it was announced there were two new COVID-19 cases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 25 June 2020, it was announced there were no active COVID-19 cases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

July to September 2020

12 July 2020, it was announced there were 6 new COVID-19 cases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Two of the new cases are from an

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flight that had arrived from

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on 11 July 2020, and a number of passengers who had arrived on that flight had broken their 24-hour quarantine. 18 July 2020, it was announced there were 3 new COVID-19 cases. 19 July 2020, it was announced there were 6 additional COVID-19 cases. 29 July 2020, it was announced there were 2 additional COVID-19 cases. 9 August 2020, it was announced there were 2 additional COVID-19 cases, 3 recoveries, and 5 active cases. 13 August 2020, it was announced there were 3 additional COVID-19 recoveries, and only 2 active cases. 25 August 2020, it was announced there is only 1 active cases. 27 August 2020, it was announced that 2 guests staying at the 5 star Mandarin Oriental Resort on

Canouan Canouan (pronounced "can - ah - wan") is an island in the Grenadines belonging to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is a small island, measuring only 5.6 km (3.5 miles) by 2 km (1.25 miles) and has a surface of 7.6 km². It lies ...

have tested positive. 1 September 2020, it was announced that an additional person from a group of Swedish travelers who arrived on 19 August from Grenada has tested positive. 6 September 2020, it was announced that there was one additional recovery. 7 September 2020, it was announced that there was one additional case of a Vincentian national who arrived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on 5 September from

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11 September 2020, it was announced that there were two additional cases of Vincentian nationals who returned from

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. There were 3 recoveries. 17 September 2020, it was announced that there are no Active COVID-19 Cases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

October to December 2020

15 October 2020, it was announced that there is one Active COVID-19 case. An American national who arrived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 14 October from

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. 16 October 2020, it was announced that there are two more Active COVID-19 cases. Both cases arrived on a

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flight from

. 20 October 2020, it was announced that there is one additional COVID-19 case. The adult traveler arrived from the

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on Sunday, 18 October 2020. 23 October 2020, it was announced that there are five additional COVID-19 cases. 4 from the US and one from

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, all arrived with negative PCR tests. 18 November 2020, it was announced that there are five additional COVID-19 cases.

January 2021

On 15 January 2021, the country recorded its first death from

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, a 49-year-old female with multiple pre-existing conditions.

April 2021

In April, difficulties to contain the virus were compounded by the catastrophic eruption of La Soufrière. Evacuation efforts were subsequently complicated by the need to conduct testing and vaccination before entering neighboring islands.

December 2021

On 29 December 2021, the country's National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) announced the first recorded case of the

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References

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Disease outbreaks in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines