Can mitigation of the spread and transmission of COVID-19 cases on islands, especially in the Caribbean, be attributed to the fact that they are just that: islands? As the corona crisis escalated in 2020, island authorities initially were able to keep COVID-19 cases low and mitigate their spread by implementing unprecedented actions, foremost among them border closures. However, as the realities of economic stresses surfaced, due to the decline in tourism, especially in the Caribbean, the need to balance COVID-19 spread and economic propriety posed a challenge. In this regard, the corona crisis illuminated spatial notions of islandness: boundedness, smallness, isolation and fragmentation. This perspective essay explores islandness in the context of the actions taken in the case study tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Being a tri-island state, the nuances of islandness, experienced in an archipelagic context (an archipelago within the Caribbean archipelago) are emphasized. The paper chronicles the measures, issues and challenges of the case islands during the period between 13 March 2020 and 30 January 2021 and juxtaposes them against other actions in other countries and theories of islandness. It is hoped that this paper will contribute to and champion the field of island studies, especially within the Caribbean region.

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批评“孤岛”是对 COVID-19 的免疫力：加勒比地区格林纳达、卡里亚库和小马提尼克群岛的案例探索

是否可以将 COVID-19 病例在岛屿上（尤其是在加勒比海）上的传播和传播的缓解归因于它们就是这样一个事实：岛屿？随着 2020 年电晕危机的升级，岛屿当局最初能够通过实施前所未有的行动（其中最重要的是关闭边境）将 COVID-19 病例控制在较低水平并减轻其传播。然而，随着经济压力的现实浮出水面，由于旅游业的下降，尤其是在加勒比地区，平衡 COVID-19 传播和经济适当性的需要提出了挑战。在这方面，新冠危机阐明了孤岛的空间概念：有界、渺小、孤立和分裂。这篇观点文章探讨了在格林纳达、卡里亚库和小马提尼克三岛国的案例研究中采取的行动背景下的岛屿性。作为一个三岛国家，在群岛环境（加勒比群岛内的一个群岛）中体验到的岛屿的细微差别得到了强调。该文件记录了 2020 年 3 月 13 日至 2021 年 1 月 30 日期间案例岛屿的措施、问题和挑战，并将它们与其他国家的其他行动和岛屿理论并列。希望本文能为岛屿研究领域，特别是在加勒比地区的研究领域做出贡献和支持。案例岛屿在 2020 年 3 月 13 日至 2021 年 1 月 30 日期间的问题和挑战，并将它们与其他国家的其他行动和岛屿性理论并列。希望本文能为岛屿研究领域，特别是在加勒比地区的研究领域做出贡献和支持。案例岛屿在 2020 年 3 月 13 日至 2021 年 1 月 30 日期间的问题和挑战，并将它们与其他国家的其他行动和岛屿性理论并列。希望本文能为岛屿研究领域，特别是在加勒比地区的研究领域做出贡献和支持。