The Corona virus in Bequia
18th April LIAT will continue to suspend all passenger services till the 15th of May.At the moment there are still 12 cases, of which 1 has recovered. Of the other 11 6 are now being tested to see if they recovered.
Bequia Express will resume the regular schedule starting this Monday.
17th April Some of the persons infected with the virus are being tested now to see if they have recovered. A lot of people have completed their quarantine, so far there are no new cases and the total is still 12, of which 1 recovered.
10th April Of the 30 samples sent off, 4 tested positive. They have now been placed in isolation. Quarantine had been extended by a week for 32 persons, they were supposed to have ended their quarantine on the 8th of April. They all worked on the same cruise ship of which 4 persons tested positive previously. The prime minister had persuaded CARPHA, the Caribbean testing agency, to test these persons even though they were asymptomatic.
8th April 30 samples have been sent off for testing. Equipment for 3000 rapid tests is being sent by Venezuela. The public health Act has been amended, breaking quarantine now can carry a fine of $2000.
7th April A next batch of 4 tests just came back and one of them was positive, bringing the total number of cases to 8, of which one recovered. This last one is also a Vincentian national arriving from abroad.
On the Bequia case: there are several versions, one is that the person is in isolation in his home and has tested positive for the virus, the other version is that he arrived from New York and is in strict quarantine in his home.
Time for a new post, the Covid 19 virus has possibly reached Bequia, people say, but it may very well be that the persons concerned are strictly adhering to the mandatory quarantine.
4th April I just heard, word of mouth so could be a rumour, a man from Paget farm, Bequia, has tested positive for the corona virus. He has been in voluntary quarantine after arriving from the USA. Details to follow if true.
The Admiral ferry is currently not running, and Bequia Express has a limited schedule for passenger travel.
