The Prime Minister of Dominica, Hon. DR. Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that health officials have acted swiftly to isolate two Dominican cruise ship workers who have tested positive for COVID-19.
The Prime Minister said that out of 37 cruise ship workers who returned to Dominica on May 27. He said, “The tests were conducted in accordance to local protocols and international best practices. The two nationals who are at this point still asymptomatic with no preexisting health conditions have been placed in isolation”.
He continued, “Neither they or any of the other 35 other crew members have come into contact with family, friends or other non frontline Health and safety professionals.
The Prime Minister said that since the two nationals were tested positive on Dominican souls, their positive status will add to Dominica’s total positive COVID-19 cases, bringing Dominica’s total cases to 18.
“The other 35 crew members will remain under mandatory institutionalized monitoring for another two weeks as every precaution is taken to minimize any adverse impact of their arrival on the general population of Dominica”, concluded Hon. Skerrit.
