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Saint Lucia confirms first coronavirus case
Source: Loop News
Saint Lucia confirms first coronavirus case
LOOP NEWS CREATED : 13 MARCH 2020
The Ministry of Health and Wellness called a press conference Friday, March 13, 2020, where Chief Medical Officer Sharon Belmar-George revealed that St Lucia now has one confirmed case of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The patient is a 63-year-old woman with a travel history from the United Kingdom who arrived in St Lucia on March 7 in the company of her husband and presented to the health care system on March 11.
A clinical sample was taken on March 11 and sent to CARPHA for testing. A positive test result was received this afternoon.
The woman was placed in isolation at a medical facility as per established protocol.
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LOOP NEWS CREATED : 13 MARCH 2020
The Ministry of Health and Wellness called a press conference Friday, March 13, 2020, where Chief Medical Officer Sharon Belmar-George revealed that St Lucia now has one confirmed case of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The patient is a 63-year-old woman with a travel history from the United Kingdom who arrived in St Lucia on March 7 in the company of her husband and presented to the health care system on March 11.
A clinical sample was taken on March 11 and sent to CARPHA for testing. A positive test result was received this afternoon.
The woman was placed in isolation at a medical facility as per established protocol.
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Read more: http://www.loopslu.com/content/saint-lucia-confirms-first-coronavirus-case
