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Alexandra Hospital implements new procedures amid…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 30, 2021) - - The Alexandra Hospital in Nevis has implemented new measures and guidelines for its day to day operations in light of the current outbreak of COVID-19 in St.…
Nevis records 16th case of COVID-19
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 30, 2021) -- The following is a media release issued by the Ministry of Health in the Nevis Island Administration. On June 29, 2021, Nevis recorded an additional case of…
In 48 Hours, Federation Records 14 Confirmed…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (SKNIS): In the past 48 hours, St. Kitts and Nevis has registered 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 50 recoveries, according to the latest statistics from the…
In Five Weeks, 299 Active Cases, 82 Recovered…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 28, 2021 (SKNIS): As the Lambda variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 disease continues to spread throughout communities in St. Kitts, with Nevis spared, for…
Prime Minister Harris pleased with high uptake of…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, June 27, 2021 (MMS-SKN) -- Saturday, June 26 saw a historic high of 1,374 doses being administered in the current Covid-19 vaccine rollout, with 1,303 persons taking their…
Vaccines Received From SK Bioscience In South…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 24, 2021 (SKNIS): Chief Medical Officer of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Hazel Laws, has confirmed that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines received from SK Bioscience, a South…
Oxford-Astrazeneca Vaccine Has 86 And 92 Percent…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 24, 2021 (SKNIS): Around the globe, countries continue to battle the COVID-19 virus in an effort to save lives and return to some sense of normalcy. Medical Chief of Staff…
Current Wave Of Covid-19 Virus In Federation…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (SKNIS): The Federal Ministry of Health is awaiting results from samples sent off to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for genome sequencing to determine…
COVID Update : Second COVID-19-Related Death…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 21, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis has recorded its second COVID-19 related death, as health authorities work to slow the transmission of the deadly virus. Chief Medical…
COVID Update : 11 Additional Positive Cases of…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 20, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health’s robust contact tracing continues to identify new cases of COVID-19 with eleven (11) positive results within the last 24 hours.…
Non-Pharmaceutical Methods Still Important in…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 18, 2021 (SKNIS): As the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to manage the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel Laws during June 17,…
WHO Director General: Vaccines necessary to reopen…
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC): The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday warned that the Caribbean countries cannot open up their economies…
Gonsalves: Mandatory vaccination can be ordered…
KINGSTOWN (CMC): Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says that mandatory COVID-19 vaccination can be ordered for private and public sector workers and that the law allows for a person to be legally…
Donated medical equipment will enhance healthcare…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 16, 2021) - - The medical equipment donated to the Alexandra Hospital for the Paediatric and Maternity wards will go a long way towards improving the delivery of healthcare…
St. Kitts And Nevis Monitoring 186 Active COVID-19…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel Laws announced on the June 16 edition of the NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing that the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis…