Health officials ready for possible fourth wave of COVID-19 infection
Channel: Saint Lucia Government
Date: 2021-05-19

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has issued a bleak warning to Saint Lucians: observe all control and prevention protocols for COVID 19 or Saint Lucia may be set for a fourth wave of infection. The warning came as officials updated the nation via the Information Command Centre on NTN, on the status of in-country  infections, transmission and recovery from the coronavirus.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sharon Belmar -George explained that the factors that contribute to community spread include non-adherence of visitors to hotel protocols, reduced use and poor use of face masks in public places, increased mass crowd events across the island, non-adherence to established protocols at business places and the crowding of public buses without the use of face masks. The Chief Medical Officer noted that due to the noncompliance to the protocols, the country may be heading towards another COVID-19 outbreak.