Digicel Dominica today provided an update on the staff members, from its corporate offices on Bath Road, who have been in isolation over the last week or so in light of two colleagues returning positive COVID tests on 14th April.
With the identification of these individuals done via contact tracing activities, in line with Ministry of Health guidelines, all of them were asked to isolate immediately and to carry out a series of COVID tests. In tandem with that, Digicel also carried out a series of deep cleaning and sanitization activities to ensure that its office space is a safe space.
As of today, Digicel has confirmed that all staff members have returned two negative PCR test results each and have completed seven days of quarantine. With that, Digicel has received confirmation from the Ministry of Health that they are now deemed medically cleared and in need of no further quarantine measures.
In addition, the two employees who had tested positive, have both now tested negative, and having completed the mandated quarantine, are also deemed medically cleared.
Digicel continues to emphasize and enforce COVID safety protocols including signing in upon entry to our offices for contact-tracing purposes, sanitizing upon entry and throughout the day, mask wearing upon entry and when moving throughout our offices.
Additionally, Digicel urges everyone to follow the guidelines set out by the Ministry of Health and take hold of opportunities for vaccination.
Digicel extends appreciation to the Ministry of Health, Primary Health Care Unit, doctors, nurses and all those within the Health Service Industry for your continued diligence throughout this pandemic.
In addition, the two employees who had tested positive, have both now tested negative, and having completed the mandated quarantine, are also deemed medically cleared.
Has Digicel given any info on the two positive cases?
Were they imported?
If so did they go through the prescribed protocols?
We need to be reassured that our protocols are followed!
There are protocols for some but not for others. The fact that the information regarding the 2 cases is kept at an absolute minimum tells me all I need to know. As Skerrit would say, Dominica is not a real country…
My question exactly. If they were not imported it could mean that we have false positives. Digicel needs to let us know if the cases had been overseas or in contact with people who came from overseas and not quarantined. There was a case in Portsmouth where it was a false positive.
The habit of people calling certain officials to avoid protocol has to be stopped.