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| Country | Total | New | Deaths | Deaths today | Recovered | Active | Critical | Per Mil Pop |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — As St. Kitts and Nevis prepares to reopen its borders, all incoming passengers must submit a negative RT-PCR COVID-19 Test 72 hours before arriving into the Federation. “Effective Monday, August 10, all incoming passengers into St. Kitts and Nevis must provide a negative...
The British Museum, by the time it opens, will have been closed for 163 days, the longest peacetime closure in its 261-year history. However all is not lost and the diligient British public have continued to discover antiquities in spite of the inconvenience of COVID-19 lockdowns and quarantines. The...
With the US registering over 4.89 million coronavirus cases and an estimated 160,000 deaths, many countries remain hesitant to opening their doors to American tourists. Nevertheless, there are still plenty of possible vacation destinations for those looking to catch a break from corona and the economic...
Washington, DC, August 6, 2020 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization has leveraged the Strategic Fund for Public Health Supplies to procure and distribute millions of COVID-19 diagnostic kits, Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), and other essential health supplies to countries throughout...
Bermuda is open and welcoming visitors back to the island as of July 1, 2020, states its Government Web site. Ideally within 72 hours, but no more than seven days before departure, visitors must take a PCR COVID-19 test and obtain a negative result. Within 48 hours of departure, complete the Bermuda...
Travellers to Barbados who are unable to receive a COVID-19 test in their country may do so on arrival in Barbados, where the test “is of a certain quality”, reports SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG on behalf of the Barbados Government Information Service. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley stressed this today...
The Caribbean Community wants to reduce its food import bill by at least 25% over the next five years. So says Mr. Joseph Cox, Assistant Secretary-General Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat. The senior regional public servant recently says that the Covid- 19 Pandemic has further...
The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism announced the launch of phase one of a new online portal that will help to prescreen and certify travelers before they land in the Territory. The goal is to reduce the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 and speed up arrivals. The U.S. Virgin Islands Travel...
(AP). When the coronavirus pandemic closed Guatemala’s schools in mid-March, teacher Gerardo Ixcoy invested his savings in a second-hand adult tricycle. Every day, the 27-year-old pedals through the cornfields of Santa Cruz del Quiche to give individual instruction to his sixth-grade students....
(RT) The death rate from COVID-19 is almost ten times higher than that of the common flu, although it is less fatal in itself. The virus that causes the disease that has claimed the lives of nearly 690,000 people worldwide — does not appear to be “a killing machine,” say scientists at...
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – An assortment of equipment to fight COVID-19 has been provided to the Alexandra Hospital by the Nevis Island Administration’s local and international partners, according to Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis. Brantley, who is also the Minister of Health, noted at his July...
GENEVA, Switzerland — Global air traffic will not return to pre-coronavirus levels until at least 2024, a year later than previously anticipated, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). One of the reasons cited by IATA for the “more pessimistic” outlook is...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — The Department of Sports will not host its general sports developmental camp this year due to the coronavirus. The camp is held annually in July. Hundreds of children on summer break from primary and secondary schools usually attend the sessions choosing from various disciplines...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, was today updated on the preparations for Friday’s handing over ceremony where he will assume the chairmanship of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). Thursday morning...
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – Nevisians are benefiting from a more reliable electricity supply, according to Gilroy Pultie, General Manager of the Nevis Electricity Company Limited (NEVLEC). “The strides the company has made in the past year are expected to provide an even higher rate of reliability,”...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Mandatory training exercises for bars, restaurants and other tourist-related businesses began today and will continue through August 27. According to Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, participating businesses will be certified as being prepared to provide services...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — St. Kitts and Nevis residents are advised to carefully manage facemasks after going out in public. According to Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws coronavirus can remain present and infectious on the outer layer of masks for up to seven days. Dr. Laws referenced the Lancet...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — Wearing facemasks has become an accepted part of the new normal in St. Kitts and Nevis. It is an effective non-pharmaceutical measure that helps to reduce the risk of persons contracting the coronavirus. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws highlighted the effectiveness...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues the general public is encouraged to adapt to the new normal outlined in the Emergency Regulations as a result of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. During a July 17 NEOC COVID-19 briefing, Superintendent Cromwell Henry of the Royal St. Christopher...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — As the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to further safeguard itself from the COVID-19 virus, quarantining remains in effect at the Joseph N. France General Hospital (JNF). “Initially when we were addressing this pandemic, infected persons were quarantined at...