St Lucia’s Current COVID-19 Protocols Remain Unchanged Until 1 July 2022

St Lucia’s current COVID-19 protocols have been extended until 1 July 2022.

In a statement to the country, the minister of health, wellness and elderly affairs, Moses Jn Baptiste, said the Cabinet had decided to maintain the current restrictions while continuing to monitor the number of daily cases.

He asked citizens to “remain vigilant and follow the necessary infection prevention and control measures to protect yourself and others from the virus.”

Below are some of the ongoing COVID-19 protocols:

• A person can host or attend a social event or recreational activity that consists of not more than 200 persons or his or her immediate family or fully vaccinated persons.
• A person with the approval of the Chief Medical Officer shall host or attend a social event or recreational activity with more than 200 but not more than 300 fully vaccinated persons.
• A national, resident or non-national arriving in St Lucia who is fully vaccinated and produces a valid vaccination record may not be placed in quarantine or require a COVID-19 test. 
• An unvaccinated person shall submit a valid PCR test taken within five days before arrival in St Lucia.
• A person shall not operate on a road, an omnibus that is loaded with more than three passengers in each row. 
• All other protocols remain in effect for this period.

As of noon on Thursday 9 June 2022, St Lucia had recorded 26,376 cases of COVID-19. The country currently has 490 active cases. There have been 371 COVID-19 related deaths.

Sources: St Lucia Government Information Service, St Lucia’s COVID-19 dashboard, and the St Lucia Times.