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Two (2) new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from one hundred and seventy-five (175) samples processed on Tuesday, 7th September, 2021, resulting in a positivity rate of 1.14%.
The need to enhance consumer protection rights relating to electronic communications services was the refrain at the 21st Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (ECTEL/NTRC) Consultative Forum on Friday, 3rd September , 2021.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on August 30th, 2021, named the variant B.1.621 - Mu, a variant of interest. A variant of interest (VOI) is one that has genetic differences to the other known variants and is causing infections in multiple countries, and therefore might present a particular threat to public health.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to advise the general public that as part of the its mosquito control programme for the adult Aedes aegypti mosquito, the Insect Vector Control Unit will be conducting fogging operations in the following areas commencing at 5:00 p.m. daily on the island of Saint Vincent.