 St. Lucia's management of COVID-19 registered a major success this week for the first time since the third wave of the virus, the island, registered zero new cases and the lowest number of active cases. On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Wellness reported no new cases of COVID-19 from a batch of 119 samples, taken during the period April 17, 2021 to April 19, 2021. These samples were processed on April 19, 2021. The Ministry of Health also received confirmation of the recovery of five individuals diagnosed with COVID-19, bringing the total number of active cases in country to date to 80. Meantime, Health Minister Senator Hon. Mary Azak says government continues to provide necessary resources to the national fight against the pandemic. Hon. Meantime, addressing the Senate's sitting on the 2021-2022 appropriation bill. Since March 2021, $10 million was added to the budget for the COVID-19 response. This will be used, Madam President, to augment the budget to cover outstanding payments for quarantine, for respiratory hospital civil works, the rehabilitation of Cassry's Wellness Centre, among other activities. Madam President, the Government of St. Lucia has also sourced 13 million euros to assist with the COVID response, which will include the setting up of two isolation units, one in the north and one in the south of the island, as well as improving the physical capacity of the Ezra Long laboratory by a buildout for blood bank and serology departments. This source of funding will also include the rehabilitation of the extra warehouse space for central procurement, thereby increasing the capacity for storage of personal protective equipment and pharmaceuticals. The complete proposed project activities, Madam President, totals $46.1 million. Several capital projects are also being undertaken in a bid to strengthen the healthcare system. The emergency response for COVID-19, the budget is $21.1 million, and that funding is coming from World Bank and the Development Policy Credit. Health System Strengthening Project, Madam President, that's a budget of $8.8 million, and that again is funded by World Bank IDA. The OECS Regional Health Project with a budget of $2.67 million, funded by World Bank. The New National Hospital Commission in the budget, $12,985,000, construction of Denver Polyclinic with a budget of $18 million, funded by World Bank. Construction of Miku Wellness Center with a budget of $1.2 million, that's U.S., Madam President, $3.2 million, E.C., funded by World Bank. Rehabilitation of Souffre Hospital, $5.6 million, again funded by World Bank. We have the World Bank Health System Strengthening Project at US$20 million over a four-year period. Electrical works were carried out at the Souffre Hospital costing $147,000.