New COVID-19 Measures to be Announced Following Results of 8 Samples

The Cabinet on Montserrat has agreed on a number of new measures in response to the Corona Virus.

Eight new COVID - 19 samples were sent off to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARHPA) on Monday for investigation.  

In anticipation of those results, Cabinet agreed on a number of new measures which will be implemented depending on the outcome. 

Cabinet further advised the Attorney General to prepare provisional draft orders for new measures to be implemented.

The results are expected shortly. Following this, new measures will be announced and publicized. 

For the first time Cabinet held a virtual meeting on Monday March 23, as it adhered to its own social distancing policy.

This approach was introduced to protect members of Cabinet from contracting or spreading the coronavirus, and also to exemplify key messages.