KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The St Vincent and the Grenadines Government has hinted at the possibility of suspending flights from the United States after the island recorded 12 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) since reopening its borders to international flights.
The authorities here said that of the 12 cases, 11 were associated with the American Airlines (AA) flight 945, which brought 155 persons to the island on July 11.
Another AA flight, also from Miami, arrived here last Saturday, and health officials said that four cases of COVID-19 were detected among those passengers.
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) said on Sunday night that there were 21 active cases of the respiratory illness in the country, including two cases, the origins of which health officials were unsure about and were investigating.
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