CASTRIES, St. Lucia – St. Lucia has welcomed the decision by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to remove its coronavirus (COVID-19) travel warning for the island.
Prime Minister Allen Chastanet late last month said “this is even more validation of our country’s success in the management of COVID-19.”
In its previous Level 3: Reconsider Travel notice, the CDC urged Americans to avoid non-essential travel to St. Lucia due to serious risks to safety and security.But, in its latest advisory issued on Aug. 24, the CDC placed St. Lucia at “’Watch – Level 1”, saying “COVID-19 risk in St. Lucia is low, new cases are decreasing or stable.
Up to press time, St. Lucia had recorded close to 30 cases of COVID-19. No deaths had occurred on island.
