Health

Published 10 April 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

HEALTH OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO WORK TO REDUCE POSSIBILITY OF COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 THROUGH AGGRESSIVE CONTACT TRACING

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 09, 2020 (SKNIS): People in close contact with someone who is infected with a virus, are at higher risk of becoming infected themselves, and of potentially further infecting others. Against this backdrop, health officials in St. Kitts and Nevis continue to work around the clock to reduce the possibility of community transmission of the COVID-19 virus, said Dr. Marissa Carty, PRO of the Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC).

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Published 9 April 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Link to Press Release:
https://mcusercontent.com/bb7c8b2d02cf287e7132078a2/files/2114505f-2d5b-4dc1-9705-cddce97cd35a/ESSENTIAL_SHOPPING_AND_ZONING_REGULATIONS_CONTINUE_INTO_TODAY_THURSDAY.pdf

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Published 9 April 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS NOW AT SCENARIO TWO IN TERMS OF THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 09, 2020 (SKNIS): During an NEOC COVID-19 Daily Briefing held on April 08, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph Nathaniel France (JNF) General Hospital, highlighted the four stages of viral transmission and the four scenarios that the World Health Organization (WHO) describes for countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. He noted that the St. Kitts and Nevis is now at Scenario two.

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Published 9 April 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Please see pdf links below Re: St. Christopher and Nevis Statutory Rules and Orders (Numbers 11&12 of 2020) with respect to the ongoing State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Published 9 April 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

NO INFORMATION VACUUM ON COVID-19, SAYS SKNIS DIRECTOR GENERAL; URGES MEDIA TO ACCESS ACCURATE INFORMATION FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 09, 2020 (SKNIS): Speaking at an NEOC COVID-19 Daily Briefing on April 08,Director-General of the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS) and Chair of the COVID-19 Communications Task Force, Lesroy Williams, made it clear that there is no shortage of information in the federation with respect to the management of the COVID-19 pandemic and urged media houses to access the accurate information provided by the government’s official sources.

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