Local NewsNews Three more Ghanaian nurses test positive for COVID-19 by Barbados Today 07/08/2020 written by Barbados Today 07/08/2020 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 229 Government’s policy decision to retest arriving passengers for COVID-19 at the seven-day mark continues to pay dividends. Three more Ghanaian nurses tested positive for COVID-19 after being retested yesterday. They are among 95 nurses who arrived from the West African country on July 30 in response to an outreach by the Barbados Government for specialist nurses to help bolster the nursing complement in the island. Nine of the nurses tested positive for the viral illness immediately on arrival, and have been in isolation at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, ever since. The others, who have been in quarantine at south coast hotels, were all retested yesterday, with three positive results. The two men and one woman have been transferred to the isolation facility. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases in Barbados has risen by five. In addition to the three new cases, Barbados is including in its figures two people who arrived in the island last Saturday as in transit passengers but whose positive test results came back before they boarded their connecting flights, and so they were placed in isolation in Barbados. As a result, there are now a total of 138 confirmed cases and 31 people in isolation. One hundred people have recovered and seven have died. You Might Be Interested In Crystal Beckles-Holder, 2nd runner up in regional competition GUYANA: Body of child found after gold mine collapses Barbadians asked to help with return tickets for Haitians There were 337 tests done by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday, bringing the total number performed since February 11 to 12,570. (BGIS Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like Man remanded on firearm and ammunition charges 18/02/2025 Man charged with handling stolen property granted bail 18/02/2025 Straker remanded on burglary and firearm charges 18/02/2025