Grenada lifts State of Emergency
Grenada is no longer operating under the State of Emergency as of April 4. This was announced yesterday by Attorney General Dia Forrester at a Post Cabinet media briefing.
The AG explains that in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are no more extended restrictions on the movement of people, the operations of businesses, the mandate to wear masks and maintain physical distancing, the order to demonstrate one's vaccination status to access certain services and all other features of the Emergency Powers COVID-19 regulations, as those have now been repealed.
The quarantine COVID-19 regulations concerning travel restrictions and the mandates for testing before arrival and on arrival have been removed. The minister of Health has executed the order to repeal those regulations.
The attorney general says this means Grenada is operating without testing before or on arrival to Grenada. Likewise, there is no need for individuals to be quarantined.
Forrester notes this change in quarantine COVID regulations does need the approval of Parliament to be formally removed from the laws of Grenada, and the government will be proceeding to Parliament to undertake that process. However, Grenada will be operating as if they are formally part of the laws.
The Public Health COVID-19 regulations continue only for monitoring and screening to determine the status of the virus in Grenada and to take measures under Grenada’s Public Health Act that may be needed, as with any other infectious disease.
The AG says Grenadians will now be trying to live life with COVID.
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