We all knew it would only be a matter of time before the official announcement reporting confirmation that the Omicron variant is here. Only this week both neighbouring Trinidad, St Vincent and St Kitts/Nevis reported their first cases.And so Thursday during an afternoon Press Briefing Chief Medical Officer The Most Honourable Dr. Kenneth George verbalised the dreadful news.Dr George said: “We have had confirmation of Omicron by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Laboratory. A single case and to date that is the only confirmed case we have. However, I must couch that by saying that we have been doing testing, preliminary sequencing at the Best-Dos Santos Laboratory, and there is also preliminary evidence that Omicron is established in Barbados.”Sadly, with all that is happening in Barbados right now Omicron and planned activities may prove to be the perfect storm if we aren’t vigilant.
