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CHAIR OF COVID-19 NATIONAL TASK FORCE ASKS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OPERATING OUTSIDE OF REGULATIONS TO CEASE AND DESIST

Published 14 May 2020

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CHAIR OF COVID-19  NATIONAL TASK FORCE ASKS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OPERATING OUTSIDE OF REGULATIONS TO CEASE AND DESIST

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 14, 2020 (SKNIS): According to Section 9 of the Saint Christopher and Nevis Statutory Rules And Orders, all religious and educational places of instruction or worship shall remain closed, said Abdias Samuel, Chair of the COVID-19 National Task Force, highlighting the fact that no educational place should be open at this time.

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FBI and DHS accuse Chinese hackers of targeting US COVID-19 research

Published 13 May 2020

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Image Credits: Jane Barlow / WPA Pool (opens in a new window)/ Getty ImagesGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – FEBRUARY 19: Clinical support technician Douglas Condie extracts viruses from swab samples so that the genetic structure of a virus can be analysed and identified in the coronavirus testing laboratory at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, on February 19, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jane Barlow – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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U.S. says China trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research

Published 13 May 2020

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Published Wednesday, May 13, 2020 12:33PM EDT

At Novavax labs in Rockville, Maryland, Dr. Nita Patel lifts a vial with a potential COVID-19 vaccine. (AFP)

WASHINGTON — U.S. authorities warned health-care and scientific researchers Wednesday that Chinese-backed hackers were attempting to steal research and intellectual property related to treatments and vaccines for COVID-19.

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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS COVID-19 SITUATION REPORT AS AT TUESDAY MAY 12, 2020|3:00 PM

Published 13 May 2020

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CUBAN MEDICAL TEAM UTILIZED AT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS, SAYS DR WILKINSON

Published 13 May 2020

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CUBAN MEDICAL TEAM UTILIZED AT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS, SAYS DR WILKINSON

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 13, 2020 (SKNIS): The extensive preparations by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis to mitigate against a local outbreak of COVID-19 included seeking the support of health professionals from the Republic of Cuba to assist the medical response team.

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