The following was issued via the Barbados Government Information Service.
Barbados is currently in Stage 1 after the island recorded the first two cases of COVID-19 earlier today.
General Preparedness: This is the response to anticipation of a pandemic period.
Stage 0: No COVID-19 cases have been detected in Barbados.
Stage 1: Isolated case of COVID-19 detected in Barbados
Stage 2: Confirmed human-to-human spread of COVID-19 in Barbados.
Stage 3: Large clusters of COVID-19 human to human spread.
Threat Levels
Minimal Threat:
Confirmed international cases localised to one country/region
Considerable Threat:
Confirmed international cases detected in more than one country or in a country with extensive travel/ trade links with Barbados
Substantial Threat:
Confirmed regional cases
Present Threat:
Confirmed local case(s), which is equivalent to Phase 1, 2 and 3