Grenada: Cluster of COVID-19 cases confirmed at one workplace

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Apr. 29, CMC -Health authorities have confirmed that four of  eight persons who tested positive for COVID-19,  are co-workers from company that has since been ordered to shut its doors to the public.

The workplace is Caribbean Agro Industries, it is Grenada's lone flour mill which is owned by the USA firm ADM. The company imports wheat from the United States and mills it into flour and animal feed.

The tally is now 19 positives but of that amount, only 18 are on the island because one of the early cases left the island without medical permission before receiving his result.

On the weekend, Health Minister Nicholas Steele announced that Grenada recorded three more cases and two of the cases linked to the same workplace of case number 15.

“I must emphasise here that the company in question, was asked to close their doors earlier this week, and workers have been contacted and instructed to self-isolate,” said Steele who at the time disclosed that 69 workers have been tested through both rapid tests and PCR, to ascertain the spread of the disease.

The COVID-19 response coordinator, Dr George Mitchell told citizens in a statement via the Government Information Service that due to that fact that patient 15 point of origin is unknown the possibility of community spread from that case is imminent.

“We must all be prepared for the probability of a community spread. From our end, we are expanding our teams in preparation for that possibility—since it will necessitate increased testing, contact tracing, building capacity for quarantine, active monitoring and other related activities,” he while urging citizens to help the ministry team by following all advise health protocols.

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