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Ministry of Health Urges Residents to Stay Calm…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 21, 2021 (SKNIS): Health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis are noting a gradual increase in the number of persons exhibiting flu-like symptoms. However, Chief Medical…

St. Kitts & Nevis Registers an Additional…

The Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis continues to experience a gradual increase in the number of positive cases of COVID-19. As of Saturday, January 16, 2021, the Federation has confirmed one…

Cabinet Approves Formation of Board to Give…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 14, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. Honourable Timothy Harris says his Government has approved the formation of the board that…

UN: COVID-19 Herd Immunity Unlikely In 2021…

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this…

St. Kitts & Nevis Confirms an Additional Case…

As of yesterday, January 1, 2021, the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis confirmed one additional case of coronavirus disease. The international traveler landed in the Federation on December 27, 2020,…

AstraZeneca: Shot Will Be Effective Against…

LONDON (AP): The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by UK authorities this week, said Sunday that researchers believe the shot will…

St. Kitts & Nevis Records Additional Case of…

In my capacity as Chief Medical Officer it is my duty to inform you that as of today, December 11, 2020, the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis has confirmed an additional case of coronavirus disease.…

Nevis Ministry of Health planning for CT Scanner,…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (December 10, 2020) – Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), says despite financial constraints the government plans to…

Twenty-Sixth Covid-19 Case Recorded in St. Kitts…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 10, 2020 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, announced that the federation has confirmed another imported case of COVID-19. This takes…

Caribbean Told Unite to Control Dengue During…

The Caribbean is being advised to contain the spread of dengue, as 2.7 million cases, many of whom are children, have been recorded in the Caribbean, Latin America and North America thus far for 2020.…

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Seek to…

WASHINGTON, — Latin America and the Caribbean is the region hardest hit by the COVID-19 Pandemic, casting a spotlight on the need to protect the population while putting economies back on track. This…