Source: https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/...rst-two-cases/
...Meanwhile, Anguilla reported today that two of four samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), on Monday, March 23rd, have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and two have tested negative.
A release from that country’s Ministry of Health states that the first positive case is an imported case – a 27-year old female visitor from the US, who arrived in Anguilla on March 11.
The second positive case, a 47-year old male resident, is a close contact of the first case. This is also an indication of local transmission.
The release goes on to state that, in accordance with public health practices for containment and prevention of spread, the individuals, who both presented with mild symptoms, were placed in isolation upon suspicion and they remain in isolation at this time.
To date, out of a total of nine suspected cases of COVID-19, five have tested negative, two have tested positive and two are pending.
...Meanwhile, Anguilla reported today that two of four samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), on Monday, March 23rd, have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and two have tested negative.
A release from that country’s Ministry of Health states that the first positive case is an imported case – a 27-year old female visitor from the US, who arrived in Anguilla on March 11.
The second positive case, a 47-year old male resident, is a close contact of the first case. This is also an indication of local transmission.
The release goes on to state that, in accordance with public health practices for containment and prevention of spread, the individuals, who both presented with mild symptoms, were placed in isolation upon suspicion and they remain in isolation at this time.
To date, out of a total of nine suspected cases of COVID-19, five have tested negative, two have tested positive and two are pending.
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