The Government of Saint Lucia releases it's framework which will guide the reopening of Saint Lucia's society amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

1. Framework
to Reopen
Saint Lucia
The framework proposes a
phased approach to the
reopening of the Economy

2. CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
THE FOLLOWING IS A CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS FOR
SELECTED MILESTONES
WHO DECLARED
COVID-19 PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY OF
INTERNATIONAL CONCERN
NATIONAL HEALTH
SECURITY COMMITTEE
ACTIVATED
PRIME MINISTER
ACTIVATES NEMAC
WHO DECLARED
COVID-19 A
GLOBAL
PANDEMIC
SAINT LUCIA
CONFIRMS FIRST
CASE OF COVID-19
COMMAND CENTRE
ESTABLISHED
DECLARATION OF
STATE OF
EMERGENCY &
INTERNATIONAL
TRAVEL HALTED
CURFEW IMPOSED
FROM 11PM- 5AM
CURFEW IMPOSED
FROM 8PM- 5AM
24 HOUR CURFEW
IMPOSED
CUREW IMPOSED
FROM 7PM-5AM,
ESTABLISHMENT OF
ZONES 1 & 2, LIQUOR
LICENSES
SUSPENDED
COVID-19 ECONOMIC
RELIEF PROGRAMME
LAUNCHED
JAN 30
JAN 31
FEB 28
MAR 11
MAR 13
MAR 18
APR 1
MAR 23
APR 6
MAR 29
MAR 24
APR 29

4. From Mitigation to
Recovery – Framework
for Reopening Society
Phased Approach
Proposes a phased and measured
reopening of the economy across five
phases (1(A & B), 2, 3, 4 and 5)
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02
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Protocols
Requirements
Proposal
Outlines the types of business that may
operate, and level of activity permitted at
each phase
Provides the requirements for businesses and organisations
across each sector to operate based on national COVID-19
protocols
National protocols in effect to mitigate the spread/potential
outbreak of COVID-19
Ensure good information and education to every resident in a
continuous manner
Operations
www.covid19response.lc

5. 1B
ESSENTIAL
SERVICES
2
MINIMAL
OPERATIONS
3
INCREASED
INCREMENTAL
OPERATIONS
4
MOVING
FORWARD
5
FINDING OUR
NEW NORMAL
A measured and phased approach, focusing on health,
safety and the general public well-being
Our COVID-19 Response Phases: www.covid19response.lc
PhaseEconomySocialSchoolTourism
1A
SLOW THE
SPREAD
Business function
limited to essential
services only dictated
by the State of
Emergency for security
Include: NEMO, first
responders, EMS,
Police, utility companies,
etc.
Business function
limited to essential
services and others
deemed necessary in
minimal operation
with police
enforcement
Include: Supermarket,
financial institutions,
etc
Introduction of Non-
Essential businesses to
build country operation
with necessary
protocols
Include: Supermarket,
financial institutions,
manufacturing, etc
Incremental phased
reopening of
businesses and
services
Some businesses and
sectors required to
formally apply for
permission to operate
All must operate
following strict
protocols outlined
Include: Government
services, hardware,
home and computer
stores, construction,
etc
Introduction of
Service Industry
Local economy fully
resumed as new
norms are accepted
by the public
Entertainment-
Reopening with strict
protocols: dine in
restaurants and movie
theatres
International
travellers permitted
only for hotels that
meet protocols
Suspended Suspended Suspended
Suspended Suspended Suspended
Provisions for National
Examniations
Provisions for National
Examniations
Provisions for National
Examniations
Limited Health Retreat
Feeding programme
Development of
Industry licensing in
accordance with new
health protocols
24-hour curfew
Physical distancing
Residence confinement
Restricted travel
Opening of airports for
commercial travel.
Permitted tourism
activity to hotels that
meet protocols and
criteria.
International travel to
resume with strict
health protocol to
ensure safety
Hotels and tourism
sector to reopen in a
phased approach with
strict protocol to join
and enhance the local
economy
10 Hour curfew: 7pm-5pm
Physical Distancing
Residence Confinement
Online Worship
Restricted travel
10 Hour curfew: 7pm-5pm
Physical Distancing
Worship limited
Exercise non-contact
Restricted travel
10 Hour curfew: 7pm-5pm
Physical Distancing
Worship relaxed
Exercise relaxed
10 Hour curfew: 7pm-5pm
Physical Distancing
Worship relaxed
Exercise relaxed
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Full reopening under
adherence to new
protocols
Continued monitoring
and evalutation for risk
reduction of imported
cases

6. STEPS REQUIRED
Enact 24-hr curfew – stay
at home order
Close all public spaces
No social activities
All business closed, and
all liquor
licenses suspended
Activation of 311 hotline
Sensitize population must
remain at
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
home to contain spread
TRIGGERS TO
MOVE FORWARD
Community spread
minimized
Compliance of protocols for
essential and non-essential
sectors
Maintained physical
distancing in population
Increase supply of PPE and
ventilators
Preparation of in country
testing and Respiratory
Hospital
NATIONAL
PROTOCOLS
Public Health:
Stay at home- no movement
at all
Personal Movement: Heavy
restriction - 24 hour curfew
Economic sector
Essential – only health,
security and public
utilities; Nemo – care
packages
Social – only within
immediate family
Education – closed
Tourism – borders closed -
23rd March
GOALS
Control spread of
COVID-19
Assess Food
Security
Everyone placed in
self quarantine
1ST APRIL 2020: DIVE
INTO PHASE 1A
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7. STEPS REQUIRED
Enact 10-hr curfew 7pm
to 5am
Close all public spaces
Restrict all social activity
Protocols for supermarket
activity
2 Zones – 758 + 759
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sensitize population
through aggressive
communication
GOALS
Control the spread
of COVID 19
Ensure adequate
Ensure and sustain
lives and
livelihoods
functioning of
essential services
TRIGGERS TO
REVERT TO
PHASE 1A
Rapid increase in
cases: 4 new cases
per week, based on
projections – with no
established
epidemiological link
Increased
hospitalizations due
to COVID-19
TRIGGERS TO
MOVE FORWARD
TO PHASE 2
Community spread
minimized
Compliance of protocols for
essential and non-essential
sectors
Maintained physical
distancing in population
Increase supply of PPE and
ventilators
Preparation of in country
testing and Respiratory
Hospital
NATIONAL
PROTOCOLS
Public Health:
Personal movement:-
Economic sector
Education – suspended
Tourism – suspended
-Stay at home unless absolutely
necessary to leave
Heavy restriction; only allowed
to go to the supermarket
2 zones
Essential
7TH APRIL
DIVE INTO PHASE 1B –
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
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8. TRIGGERS TO
MOVE FORWARD
TO PHASE 3
Implement COVID-19
contact tracing tactics
Increase testing capacity
Ensure functioning
healthcare capacity
GOALS
Assess health care
system capacity
Increase testing
capacity
Reintroduce non-
essential
businesses to build
country operation
with necessary
protocols in place
STEPS REQUIRED
10-hour curfew maintained
Restrict all social activity
Maintain physical distancing; and
wearing of masks
Continue to develop strict
protocols for economic sector,
and businesses
Increase testing; PPE; ventilator
capacity.
Ensure functioning health care
system and retrofit Respiratory
hospital
Massive scale contact tracing –
develop COVID-19 Surveillance
app
Ensure sufficient capacity at
quarantine and isolation facilities
7pm to 5am
TRIGGERS
TO REVERT TO
PHASE 1B
Rapid increase in
cases: 4 new cases per
week – with no
established
epidemiological link
Non-compliance of
general public
NATIONAL
PROTOCOLS
Public Health: Follow all
protocols set by MOHW
Personal movement: Stay at
home order; allowance made
for essential items,
2 Zone restrictions
Economic sector
Essential and Non-essential
services – full & minimal
operation; emphasis on work
from home
15TH APRIL
DIVE INTO PHASE 2 –
MINIMAL OPERATIONS
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9. TRIGGERS TO
MOVE FORWARD
TO PHASE 4
Everyone is practicing
public monitoring health
standards
< 10 new cases for 14 days
Community spread of 0.30
or lower
Contact tracing app is being
utilized
21-day supply of PPE and test
kits
Sustained decrease in
hospitalization
Increased testing
Human health capacity
GOALS
Implement reopening
of economy through
small incremental
steps governed by
strict protocols
Continuous revisions in
this phase to allow for
all essential and non-
ssential sectors to
reopen
Compliance of
protocols
STEPS REQUIRED
Proposed 8-hour curfew 9pm to 5am
Maintain physical distancing;
wearing of masks in public
Strict protocols established for every
service that becomes operational
Phased reopening of services done
in cycle assessments (14 days)
Some businesses must apply for
permission to operate e.g. Hardware
and home stores
Conditions of reopening are
contingent of compliance with the
strict guidelines from Environmental
Health - MOH
Hardware operational initially for
preparation for drought period and
then hurricane season
Construction sector opened initially
to facilitate renovations of
Respiratory Hospital and continued
works on St Jude’s
Construction sector opened fully
Open all the internal sectors
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
TRIGGERS
TO REVERT TO
PHASE 2
Increase of community
spread: 5 new cases per
week – with no established
epidemiological link
Shortcomings in health
sector level of
preparedness
NATIONAL
PROTOCOLS
Public Health:
Personal Movement:
Economic Sector:
Social:
-As sectors reopen enforcement
of strict protocols is required
-Keep physical distance of (2m)
-Moving forward: Remove the
zones
-Essential and Non Essential
services: Full & Minimal
operation
-Construction permitted
-Work from home- online
platforms
-Physical distancing
-No contact excercising
27th April – 31st May
DIVE INTO PHASE 3 – INCREASED
INCREMENTAL OPERATIONS
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10. TRIGGERS TO
MOVE FORWARD
TO PHASE 5
Meet scaled down public
monitoring health standards
<10 new cases during
incubation period (14 days)
60 day supply of PPE
60 day testing supply
Sustained decrease in
hospitalizations
Increased testing
(In country manufacturing)
GOALS
Large stimulation of
the private sector and
economy
Ensure healthcare
resilience- building
capacity at our
hospitals: specific
plan regarding
COVID19 Response
Reinstating some soft
social sectors
Reopening Tourism
sector under strict
protocols defined by
new licensing regime
STEPS REQUIRED
Proposed 8-hour curfew 9pm to
5am
Continued Phased reopening
cycling assessments (14 days)
Businesses granted by S.I to apply
for permission to operate
Strict protocols established for
every service that becomes
operational
Ensure each business has a health
certificate to operate from
Department of Environmental
Health
Ensure businesses have sufficient
supply of PPE
Ensure each tourism
accommodation and taxi business
has license to operate
Ensure sufficient supply of Health
Sector supplies - testing, PPE,
Ventilators
Necessary screening and
protocols and all ports of entry
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
TRIGGERS
TO REVERT TO
PHASE 3
Deficiency in health
monitoring standards
30 cases in cluster increase
NATIONAL
PROTOCOLS
Public Health:
Personal movement
Economic Sector:
Education:
Tourism:
-Keep physical distance (2m)
-Gatherings limited
-Expanded to regional travel
-All internal sectors now open
-Allowances for regional and
international tests
-Expansion to include luxury
and romance accommodations
that meet protocols
DIVE INTO PHASE 4 –
MOVING FORWARD
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11. TRIGGERS TO
MOVE FORWARD
Development of
Cure/Vaccine
GOALS
International travel to
resume with strict
health protocols
Hotels and tourism
sector to reopen in a
phased approach with
strict protocol to join
and enhance the local
economy
STEPS REQUIRED
Vigilant screening at all ports of
entry
Consistent Mass Testing Programs
Continual referment of new
standards of protocol and safety
measures, cures and vaccines
1.
2.
3.
TRIGGERS
TO REVERT
Large increase in
community spread directly
traced to international
border crossings
NATIONAL
PROTOCOLS
Public Health:
Personal movement
Economic Sector:
Tourism:
-Keep physical distance (2m)
-Gatherings limited
-Expanded to regional travel
-All internal sectors now fully
operational and borders are
now open under adherence to
new protocols
-Expansion to include luxury
and romance accommodations
that meet protocols
DIVE INTO PHASE 5 –
FINDING OUR NEW NORMAL
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