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PM Skerrit on DBS Radio. File photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the number of active COVID-19 cases in Dominica back to zero,\u00a0 PM Skerrit said his government is looking at the possibility of opening the country’s borders in July.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit made the disclosure on his \u2018One on One\u2019 Anou Palay on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two positive cases which we got from the cruise ships, these two people have recovered successfully and they have been discharged, so we no longer have any active cases on Dominica,\u201d the prime minister said.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that as seen in other countries, once the borders are opened, one would expect to have imported cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ministry of Health is advising us on what types of protocols we need to put in place for people coming into Dominica, for Dominican citizens and residents and for visitors,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not sure what date in July yet, but certainly, in July God\u2019s willing, we will open up the borders,\u201d the Prime Minister revealed. \u201cSo certainly, by July, we will have commercial flights coming in and leaving Dominica.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the number of active COVID-19 cases in Dominica back to zero,\u00a0 PM Skerrit said his government is looking at the possibility of opening the country’s borders in July. 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