 As of February 24, 2020, the World Health Organization reported a total of 79,331 confirmed cases of COVID-19 from China and 2,595 deaths. There are now 2,069 confirmed cases in 29 countries outside of China and 23 deaths outside of China. On Saturday, February 22, we were alerted of two Chinese nationals who traveled to St. Lucia with a troubled history of concern. Upon arrival, they were reviewed by the PortHealth team and one person was placed under isolation at a healthcare facility and the other under quarantine at another site in keeping with our public health guidelines. These samples were sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency for testing. The test results for the Chinese national in hospital isolation received from the Caribbean Public Health Agency is negative. As such, the individual is discharged from hospital isolation and the other Chinese national is discharged from quarantine. In the interim, we continue to advise the public to practice standard recommendations to prevent the spread of infection. These include regular hand washing with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizers when soap and water is not available, cover your mouth and nose with disposable tissues when coughing and sneezing, avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing and to seek medical attention and share your travel history with your healthcare provider if you have symptoms suggestive of respiratory illness. I would like to confirm that we do not have any cases of COVID-19 in St. Lucia or the Caribbean region and presently we have no one under hospital isolation or quarantine.