On Tuesday March, 16, 2021, the Director of NEMO, Ms. Michelle Forbes cleared a special consignment of emergency supplies brought to SVG by Amerijet containing personal protective equipment (masks, face shields, etc.) which were donated by Vincentians in the USA to the people of SVG to aid in their fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environmen, is aware that, as a precautionary measure, a few countries in Europe have suspended use of a specific batch of AstraZeneca vaccine distributed in the EU, based on reports of rare blood coagulation disorders in persons who had received vaccines from a particular batch.
World Kidney Day was celebrated on Thursday, March 11, 2021, under the theme “Living Well with Kidney Disease.”
The Meteorological Services at the Argyle International Airport has advised that a plume of Saharan dust is approaching Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and is anticipated to begin affecting the nation from late Saturday, February 20th, and intensifying early Sunday, February 21st.
Persons with flu-like symptoms such as sore throat, fever, dry cough, lost of taste and smell, shortness of breath and a headache are asked to go to the District Flu Clinic for testing and care.