Thread by @ollysmithtravel, So... a volcano on St Vincent has erupted and cruise ships are [...]

Oliver Smith

ollysmithtravel

So... a volcano on St Vincent has erupted and cruise ships are evacuating residents in peril, but only if they've been vaccinated for Covid. We're through the looking glass, everybody.

Refugee centres on the island are also turning away unvaccinated people.
Welcome to Backwards Covid World. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/saint-vincent-orders-evacuation-amid-volcano-eruption-threat

Covid Hampers St. Vincent Evacuation Amid Volcanic Eruption

Covid-19 is hampering efforts to evacuate people from the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, where the La Soufriere volcano began erupting Friday morning.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/saint-vincent-orders-evacuation-amid-volcano-eruption-threat

Carnival Cruise Lines said the "initiative" has been taken by the St Vincent government, not them. I never knew that Covid was more dangerous than pyroclastic clouds and magma.

https://twitter.com/silkiecarlo/status/1380927396958892035?s=19

https://twitter.com/silkiecarlo/status/1380927396958892035?s=19

How bad has the pandemic hit St Vincent and the Grenadines to warrant such an insane reaction, you may ask. It has had 10 deaths. What, this week? No, in total.

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