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Country | Total | New | Deaths | Deaths today | Recovered | Active | Critical | Per Mil Pop |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
(NBC) WASHINGTON, DC–October 21st,2020–New CDC guidelines on Covid-19 exposure now expand the pool of people now considered at-risk for infection. A small outbreak of Covid-19 in a Vermont prison has prompted a change in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines for...
(CARPHA). October 21st, 2020–As part of ongoing efforts to mitigate the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other public health threats, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is preparing to officially launch two important initiatives to protect the Region’s tourism sector...
KINGSTON, Jamaica-October 21st, 2020–Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says that 90 per cent of previously planned projects are still on target, despite the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “COVID-19 has given a little setback but picking up on 2021, we will...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados–October 20th,2020–Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is continuing to call for the COVID-19 debt of vulnerable countries to be addressed with new and flexible instruments that would not hobble their development after the pandemic. She made the call today while addressing...
Port Of Spain, Trinidad–October 19th, 2020–Following a report of a recent fire, by Keith Scotland, MP for Port of Spain South and local counselor Jenneil Frederick, the Ministry of Social Development and Family Services has stepped in to provide assistance to the affected family. The home...
Nina Feldman, WHYY–October 13, 2020–When the coronavirus arrived in Philadelphia in March, Dr. Ala Stanford hunkered down at home with her husband and kids. A pediatric surgeon with a private practice, she has staff privileges at a few suburban Philadelphia hospitals. For weeks, most of...
KINGSTON, Jamaica-October 17th, 2020–The Government has commenced training for health workers in the administration of the antigen test, which is to be utilized to detect novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, advised that the...
“For the moment, the corticosteroid dexamethasone is still the only therapeutic shown to be effective against COVID-19, for patients with severe disease,” Tedros said this week. Currently, the drug dexamethasone is still the only therapeutic shown to be effective against the novel coronavirus for...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has taken the necessary steps and made the necessary commitments to ensure the Federation is able to gain early access to safe COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) vaccines when they become available. While making a presentation in the October...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts –- Another meaningful step towards electoral reform occurred on October 15, when the Timothy Harris-led Team Unity Administration moved the second reading of the National Assembly Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2020, in the National Assembly. The National Assembly Elections (Amendment...
(RT)–A gym owner in Liverpool, in the north of England, has shared a video of an armed police raid at his premises, during which he was issued with a £1,000 fine for breaching the coronavirus lockdown measures in place in the city. Body Tech Fitness owner Nick Whitcombe was subject to a dawn...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Providing the Federation’s farmers with income and food security were discussed during an Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Rabbit Rearing Project and Workshop held at the Department of Agriculture Conference Room on October 13. “This activity...
WASHINGTON, DC–October 14th, 2020–The World Bank said the financing program will include technical support to recipient countries so they can prepare for deploying vaccines at scale The World Bank said its executive board approved on Tuesday US$12 billion in new funding for developing countries...
(BBC) Peru has opened the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist who had waited almost seven months to visit the world heritage site. Now that is individualized customer service. Jesse Katayama was due to visit Machu Picchu in March but it closed because of coronavirus. Culture Minister...
KINGSTON, Jamaica–October 13th, 2020–The University Hospital of the West Indies (UWHI) in partnership with global healthcare company NovaMed has investigated a new, innovative high-throughput and cost-effective testing approach for COVID-19 to significantly increase Jamaica’s testing capacity...
KINGSTON, Jamaica–October 12th, 2020–The Ministry of Health and Wellness is prioritizing mental health interventions in order to address issues that have surfaced or might occur as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In delivering his message for World Mental Health Day, which was observed...
KINGSTON, JAMAICA – October 9, 2020 – Jamaica has announced revised measures for international travelers visiting the island with arrivals beginning October 10. These new processes make the required online Travel Authorization application more seamless for visitors while still maintaining stringent...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) President Lloyd Distant Jr says the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the need for more businesses to be brought into the formal economy. He said that government could help these informal operators make the transition...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — Constables are now taking a refresher course at the Police Training School to prepare for the reopening of the borders on October 31. The inaugural Island Constable Course began in January 2019 as collaboration between the Ministry of Tourism and the Police Force to provide...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — Mable Morris of Conaree and Shakeem Walters of Taylors were the most recent beneficiaries of the National Invention Team’s (NIT) initiative to deliver care packages to persons-in-need. Two packages were delivered this week for August and September as the NIT endeavours...