15 reasons why the Government of Saint Lucia has decided to extend the COVID-19 State of Emergency

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2. REASON # 1
AS OF TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020, THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) REPORTED THE
FOLLOWING WITH REGARD TO THE
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19):
- NUMBER OF CASES – 5, 611, 601
- NUMBER OF DEATHS – 348, 334
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3. REASON # 2
THE WORLD HAS SEEN A STEADY RISE IN
COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS SINCE MARCH
2020. THERE IS STILL NO CURE, AS HUMANITY
GRAPPLES WITH THIS KILLER AND ITS IMPACT
ON OUR WAY OF LIFE.
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4. REASON # 3
DESPITE SAINT LUCIA’ S SUCCESS IN KEEPING THE
NUMBER OF CASES AT 18, IT IS ENVISAGED THAT
SAINT LUCIA, LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD, WILL
EXPERIENCE RECURRING WAVES OF THE VIRUS AS
WE DELICATELY LIFT AND ADJUST WHERE
NECESSARY THEPUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL
MEASURES THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED TO
CONTAIN AND REDUCE TRANSMISSION.
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5. REASON # 4
THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 HAS CREATED
TWO CRISES: ONE IS A HEALTH CRISIS AND THE
OTHER IS AN ECONOMIC CRISIS, THE LIKES OF
WHICH WE HAVE NEVER SEEN.
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6. REASON # 5
MUCH OF THE SUCCESS THAT WE HAVE
ACHIEVED WITH COVID-19 HAS BEEN DUE TO
THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY
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7. REASON #6
WE CANNOT BECOME COMPLACENT, WE
CANNOT AFFORD TO DROP OUR GUARD OR
RETURN TO OUR PREVIOUS WAY OF LIFE.
COVID-19 CONTINUES TO RAVAGE THE WORLD
WITH NEW CASES AND DEATHS BEING
RECORDED EVERY DAY.
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8. REASON #7
OUR NEW NORMAL REQUIRES AN EFFICIENT
SYSTEM TO ENSURE THE RAPID
IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFETY MEASURES
WHICH THE “ STATE OF EMERGENCY” ALLOWS
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9. REASON #8
WE CAN NO LONGER CONTINUE TO EXIST IN A
BUBBLE. SAFETY, HYGIENE AND ECONOMIC
STABILITY WILL BE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT IN
DESIGNING THE POST-LOCKDOWN WORLD.
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10. REASON #9
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EMERGENCIES DIRECTOR
DR. MIKE RYAN HAS WARNED AGAINST TRYING TO
PREDICT WHEN THE VIRUS WOULD DISAPPEAR. HE
STATED THAT THE CORONAVIRUS “MAY NEVER GO AWAY. ”
HE ADDED THAT EVEN IF A VACCINE IS FOUND,
CONTROLLING THE VIRUS WILL REQUIRE A “MASSIVE
EFFORT AND THAT THIS VIRUS MAY BECOME JUST
ANOTHER ENDEMIC VIRUS IN OUR COMMUNITIES
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11. REASON #10
T H E W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N
R E C O M M E N D A T I O N I S S T I L L T H A T T H E A L E R T
O F E V E R Y C O U N T R Y S H O U L D B E A T T H E
H I G H E S T L E V E L P O S S I B L E .
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12. REASON #11
AS WE LIFT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL
MEASURES THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED TO
CONTAIN AND REDUCE TRANSMISSION, WE
ANTICIPATE THE RESURGENCE OF CASES WITH
THE OPENING OF THE BORDERS, AS MOST
COUNTRIES REMAIN IN ACTIVE INFECTION.
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13. REASON #12
OUR POPULATION REMAINS SUSCEPTIBLE TO
COVID-19 SO THE RISK OF TRANSMISSION ONCE
INTRODUCTION OCCURS IS LIKELY.
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14. REASON #13
THIS GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE IN OUR
ACTIONS UNDER THE EMERGENCY POWERS ACT. EVERY
TIME WE AMENDED OR ADJUSTED ANY PART OF THE ACT,
EVERY SINGLE TIME WE PUT A NEW MEASURE IN PLACE,
WE REPORTED AND INFORMED THE PEOPLE OF SAINT
LUCIA. WE EXPLAINED WHY, EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
THE RECORDINGS, VIDEOS AND CONSTANT REPORTING IS
AVAILABLE FOR ALL TO SEE.
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15. REASON #14
IN TOTAL THERE WE HAVE ESTABLISHED
APPROXIMATELY 15 TRIGGERS AND 9 PUBLIC
HEALTH MONITORING INDICATORS WHICH FORM A
SOLID FOUNDATION FOR US TO MONITOR AND
RESPOND TO ANY COVID-19 SITUATION.
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16. REASON #15
THE EXTENSION WILL ALSO PERMIT THE
CONTINUANCE OF THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY
THE 100 MEMBER CUBAN MEDICAL TEAM WHO IS
AUTHORIZED TO WORK ONLY DURING THE STATE
OF EMERGENCY, THEREBY STRENGTHENING THE
PERSONNEL CAPACITIES OF THE HEALTH SECTOR
DURING THIS VOLATILE PERIOD.
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