The Chief Medical Officer in Dominica, Dr. David Johnson, has confirmed clusters of COVID-19 outbreaks in the country. He said the Ministry of Health is monitoring the situation and warned the public against letting down their guards. He tasked everyone to adhere to health and safety protocols established to ward off the pandemic.
According to Johnson, there is currently an increase in coronavirus infection rates in Dominica, and this might have been due to the relaxation of certain restrictions. He said everyone must cooperate with the government to eliminate the pandemic since restrictive measures cannot be in place indefinitely.
We can’t continue the restrictive measures, locking down a country indefinitely; there has to be a balance. Therefore, when a policy decision is taken to relieve some extended restrictive measures, persons should not misinterpret it to mean that there is no COVID in Dominica; there is still COVID in Dominica and COVID is still being transmitted in the normal way that it will transmit.
Dr. David Johnson, Chief Medical Officer in Dominica
The Minister of Education, Octavia Alfred, confirmed the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country and revealed that education officials are going round schools to ensure that they adhere to established health protocols. She said principals have been instructed to send any students with flu-like symptoms home, and that classes with 10% of sick students should cease physical classes and continue their academics online.
“Principals have guidelines that all persons with flu-like symptoms should stay home. We have a number of schools that are not affected by covid at all. We have some schools with two, three and four classes online while others continue to work at school. Every school is treated on its own situational context one on one. We encourage everyone to continue to be vigilant as we manage the covid 19 virus.
Hon. Octavia Alfred, Minister of Education
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