 St. Lucien's have been placed on a public health alert following the recording of the 29th case of COVID-19 on Island. A 48-year-old male minibus operator tested positive after seeking care at a respiratory clinic. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sharon Bill-Mart George says this case poses high risk to St. Lucia, given the possibility for community spread. St. Lucia's authorities are yet to determine the source of infection and are urging computers on public transportation on the 2-H castries to Vufort route to visit the respiratory clinics for testing. Come in, get assessed, get tested. We're trying as much as possible to widen the net of the possibilities of persons coming through between Vufort and castries. So we made available those extended clinics from Vufort and Rila Claria as well. We're in a center to ensure that we can we can manage. We've also set up testing and assessments within the community as well to make it easier access for persons who may have been concerned or possible contacts of of those cases. Dr. Bill-Mart George says despite the high risk of community spread from this latest case, at this time there is not sufficient evidence to restrict the movement of nationals by way of curfew or lockdown. Adherents to the protocols, the CMO reminds, will help keep individuals safe. The information that we have in terms of our results, we've not finished all of the results, we have not finished our assessments of the situation. I don't think we have enough information to make such a recommendation. How would we know when? We anticipate after a few days of testing then we'd be able to give a better idea of the impact. So are we looking at numbers in terms of testing? If we say we've tested a thousand people, what sample size are we looking at? We're looking at about 500 to see what percentage, what positivity rate we get from at least 500. So maybe in the next few days we'll get a better idea of what the level of spread may be. But notwithstanding, our protocols are robust enough that if they are followed and if we get adherence to them, even with community spread, the need for a full shutdown would not be necessary. And I'm saying that although when I say community spread, it all depends. Is it sporadic cases? Is it a huge community? It all depends on how the level of spread is. Such a decision would be made. Such a recommendation would be made. And once again anyone who traveled from the two age castries to view route via minibus M481 during the period Monday, September 28th, 2020 to Friday, October 9th, 2020, please visit the Respiratory Clinics for Assessment. The five existing respiratory clinics are at the Grosally Poly Clinic, the LeClaire Wellness Center, Denry Hospital, Viewfort Wellness Center and the Souffle Hospital. Individuals who are unable to visit the clinics can call the 311 hotline for assistance.