The Corona virus and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Updates on the Corona virus as it nears Bequia

16th March: Martinique has stopped reporting how individual cases got the virus, and now reports total cases 15, dead 1.
The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has announced several more measures to control the spread of the virus and alleviate symptoms of sick persons:
 -The purchase of the drug Interferon, which simply said is an immune system suppressant rather than immune system strengthener. Most people that die of the virus die because their immune system goes into overdrive and produces too much fluid in the lungs, crudely said they drown in their own mucus.
The drug has been successfully used in China. More about it here: cytokine storm
 -A Hotline will be introduced to report suspected cases and get information: 534 4325.
 -Several ports of entry will be suspended.
 -The opposition calls for schools to be closed as an additional measure to the ones announced by the government.
14th March: The total number of infected persons in Martinique now stands at 9, of which 4 are on cruise ships anchored in the bay of Fort de France. St. Lucia has 1, a woman that flew in from Grenada.
Cruise ships are canceling the majority of sailings, an early end to the cruise ship season in the Caribbean.
So far there are no new entry restrictions in place in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada has added France, Germany and Spain to the previously mentioned countries.
In other measures against a virus outbreak here in St.. Vincent and the Grenadines: vegetable production will be intensified, an isolation center near Argyle will soon be completed and the government is considering reducing the VAT on soaps and sanitizers. Cuba is sending doctors and nurses to assist.

11th March:

The first case of COVID 19 corona virus has been confirmed in St. Vincent. The patient is a woman who recently (7th March) returned from a visit to the UK. She reported symptoms on March 10th and has been voluntarily isolated at home.

10th March: A third person has tested positive for the virus in Martinique. She probably got it during a visit to France in February, where she was in contact with a person that was in contact with a confirmed case. She returned to Martinique the 1st of March and did not have any symptoms then.

8th March 2020. The closest the corona virus has come to Bequia so far is Martinique, where 2 Swiss persons attending a seminar  have tested positive.
Persons arriving in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from China, Italy, Singapore, Makau, Hong Kong and South Korea will be quarantined for 14 days.
So far 17 people have completed the quarantine and 3 remain in quarantine.
At the moment testing for the virus is being done through the Caribbean Public Health Agency in Trinidad and Tobago, but the government of SVG will invest $100,000 USD to procure equipment for testing in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Port restrictions are not yet in place as of the time of this writing.