St. Lucia extends COVID protocols to December 14

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St. Lucia extends COVID protocols to December 14

(CMC)- The St. Lucia government has extended, until December 14, the protocols aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 that has killed two people and infected nearly 250. Following a meeting of the National Emergency Management Advisory...

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