COVID, Ministry of Health & Social Services, News / 6th February 2021
The following is a release which says that Montserrat’s Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) is currently investigating possible cases of COVID-19 on the island.
The Ministry has started the contact tracing process while they await the results from tests conducted.
A further update on this will be issued tomorrow, Saturday February 6, 2021, following the results of the tests.
In the meantime, the Ministry of Health is encouraging persons to practice the recommended social distancing and safety protocols:
- Wear a face-covering or mask in business places and on transportation services;
- Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based sanitizing gel;
- When coughing or sneezing, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your flexed elbow dispose of the tissue immediately and wash your hands;
- Avoid close contact with anyone who has coughing and fever;
- Practice social distancing.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services will continue to update the public as new information is received.
Unconfirmed response to inquiries as to whether to suspicions are of a person or persons already living on the island, or recent visitors, is that its the latter.
There has not been a positive case since July 2020. It is still puzzling why some of these protocols have been criminalised with heavy fines of $1,000.00 and there is no official advice as to what the public should do to immunise their bodies or how to immediately deal with early symptoms.
It would not be surprising should we see a panic reaction from the ‘authorities’ who have not demonstrated that they in fact have acted with reasonable understanding and hands-on practice with the pandemic.
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