Health

Saint Lucia Updates COVID-19 Protocols

The hand sanitation and temperature checks on entry of business establishments is optional and at the discretion of the service… Read More

11 months ago

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Present on Island

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs has received reports of cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)… Read More

12 months ago

Spain Donates 3,000 paediatric(5 to 11 years old) Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines to St. Lucia?

This donation is in addition to the 7,800 Johnson & Johnson doses donated in December last year through the COVAX… Read More

1 year ago

COVID-19 Cases on the Rise

Today Wednesday May 18, 2022 the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs confirms total of 141 new cases… Read More

1 year ago

Taiwan Donates 10,000 AstraZeneca Vaccines

The Government of Saint Lucia recently received donation of 10, 000 doses of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine from… Read More

1 year ago

COVID-19 5th Wave has Been Resolved

This past week we continue to register low numbers of cases, we are presently at the baseline point in the… Read More

1 year ago

Integrating the COVID-19 Reponse into the Health System

This past week we continue to register low numbers of cases, the seven day average approximation continues to indicate a… Read More

1 year ago

Paediatric Formulation of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Pending Approval by WHO

The paediatric formulation of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is not yet listed under the World Health Organization’s(WHO) Emergency Use Listing… Read More

1 year ago

Omicron Confirmed in Saint Lucia

Based on epidemiological patterns it appears that the Omicron Variant may be the dominant variant circulating during this 5th wave. Read More

2 years ago

Saint Lucia Nears 5000 Active COVID-19 Cases as 5th Wave Plateaus

We have 53 positive cases admitted at the Respiratory Hospital, 1 case is critically ill and 5 are severely ill. Read More

2 years ago

Health Ministry Revises Isolation and Quarantine Protocols

Individuals who are fully vaccinated and test positive for COVID-19 but have no symptoms, may end the isolation period after… Read More

2 years ago

568 New COVID-19 Cases Recorded as 5th Wave Surges On

This brings the number of active cases in country to date to 2, 448. Currently, there are 20 positive cases… Read More

2 years ago

4 Dead and 271 New COVID-19 Cases

This brings the number of active cases in country to date to 1, 586. Read More

2 years ago

240 New Cases of COVID-19

Confirmation was also received of the recovery of 21 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19. This brings the number of active cases… Read More

2 years ago

182 New COVID-19 Cases

Confirmation was also received of the recovery of 37 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19. This brings the number of active cases… Read More

2 years ago

St. Lucia Records 258 New Cases of Covid-19

Confirmation was also received of the recovery of 41 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 Read More

2 years ago

Foreigners Account for 26% of COVID-19 Cases

Since the commencement of the 5th wave on December 16, 2021, 686 cases have been diagnosed with an average of… Read More

2 years ago

5th COVID Wave Surges On with OMICRON

The Ministry of Health alerts all sectors on the urgent strengthening of all public health measures to reduce the possible… Read More

2 years ago

Coronavirus Pandemic will end in 2022!

The global pandemic should come to an end next year, according to officials at the World Health Organization. Read More

2 years ago

CDC Recommends people not get J&J vaccine if Pfizer, Moderna are available

People shouldn’t get the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine when the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna shots are available. Read More

2 years ago

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