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CARPHA’s Medical Microbiology Laboratory, as the regional reference laboratory tests suspected COVID-19 cases for 18 of its Member States. Samples can only be sent to CARPHA from the designated national public health laboratory in a country. Once samples are received, CARPHA will produce the resul...
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On 10th March 2020 Jamaica confirmed its first imported case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), while St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Guyana announced on 11th March.
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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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