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PCR-Test Used to Test Persons for Covid-19 Does…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 21, 2022 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health has undertaken a mass education and awareness campaign in an effort to inform members of the general public about everything…
No Expired COVID-19 Vaccines Will Be Used in The…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 21, 2022 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has exhausted every possible channel to ensure that citizens and residents alike have access to COVID-19 vaccines…
OECS leaders to consider recommendations on…
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC): Leaders from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are to consider several recommendations aimed at helping the subregion deal with the impact of the Omicron…
Fully Vaccinated Persons Recovering Swiftly from…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 13, 2022 (SKNIS): As the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections continues across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, health officials are positively optimistic that the…
No Evidence That the Delta Variant Is in…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 13, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ rising cases of COVID-19 are influenced by the Omicron variant which is milder than the original COVID-19 strain and other…
Quebec to force unvaccinated to pay financial…
MONTREAL (AP) — The premier of the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec announced Tuesday that adult residents who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 will be charged a financial penalty.…
Surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient…
In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, members of the surgical team show the pig heart for transplant into patient David Bennett in Baltimore on Friday,…
SVG granted permission to export medical cannabis
KINGSTOWN (CMC): St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is now the first member state of the subregional grouping – the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) – to be granted permission for the…
Government Reintroducing Work Shifts and Work from…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 08, 2022 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is implementing a contingency plan relating to public sector workplace rotations and shift systems, as well as an…
Dr. Wilkinson Says Vaccines Are Working and…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 08, 2021 (SKNIS): Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, encouraged the general public to “not be alarmed or panic” as…
Parents Strongly Encouraged to Remind Students to…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 06, 2022 (SKNIS): Deputy Chief Education Officer, Lisa Pistana, is calling on parents and guardians to stress the importance of wearing a face mask to their…
UK authorities ease COVID testing requirements…
LONDON (AP) — Health authorities across the United Kingdom simplified COVID-19 testing requirements on Wednesday, a move designed to cut isolation times for many people and that may ease the staffing…
Guyana records highest number of new covid…
Smith-Thomas January 4, 2022 The number of Covid -19 infections in Guyana has hit a record high for one day with 485 new cases recorded in a day, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P., revealed on…
St. Kitts And Nevis Introduces Car Park Covid-19…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 31, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health is offering increased testing opportunities for persons experiencing COVID-like symptoms following through on plans announced…
Omicron COVID-19 Variant Present in St. Kitts And…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 30, 2021 (SKNIS): As the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis begins the fight against the fourth wave of the deadly COVID-19 virus, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel…