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OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER DR. HAZEL LAWS RE: SPREADING OF FALSE AND MALICIOUS INFORMATION

Published 26 March 2020

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Please see pdf link below with Official Statement from Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws Re; Spreading of False and Malicious Information.

https://mcusercontent.com/f9c18edcb5e81ee00df9977e6/files/54707fe3-c2d8-40d5-82da-481256104c32/Statement_by_CMO_Laws_re_Misleading_Voice_Messages_on_COVID_19_1_.pdf

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, DR. HAZEL LAWS

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Brief Remarks by Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris on the Coronavirus on St. Kitts and Nevis

Published 25 March 2020

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Please find enclosed the text of the brief remarks delivered by Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris on the Coronavirus in St. Kitts and Nevis.

Video format of the Prime Minister’s remarks can also be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyTZjh4_j0k

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AGRICULTURAL SECTOR RECEIVES MILLIONS AS PART OF GOVERNMENT’S COVID-19 STIMULUS PACKAGE

Published 25 March 2020

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AGRICULTURAL SECTOR RECEIVES MILLIONS AS PART OF GOVERNMENT’S COVID-19 STIMULUS PACKAGE  

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 25, 2020 (SKNIS): To cushion the negative impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has on the economy of St. Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said that the government has injected ten million dollars into the agricultural sector and waived the water payments of farmers for six months as a measure to boost agricultural production.

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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS CONFIRMS FIRST TWO CASES OF COVID-19 DISEASE; EVERY EFFORT BEING MADE TO PREVENT COMMUNAL TRANSMISSION

Published 25 March 2020

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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS CONFIRMS FIRST TWO CASES OF COVID-19 DISEASE; EVERY EFFORT BEING MADE TO PREVENT COMMUNAL TRANSMISSION

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 25, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has confirmed its first two cases of the COVID-19 disease (novel coronavirus), as a 57 year-old female and a 21 year-old male, both Kittitian nationals, tested positive for the virus.

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SYSTEMATIC TWO-TIERED COVID-19 TESTING IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS ENSURES RELIABLE RESULTS

Published 25 March 2020

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SYSTEMATIC TWO-TIERED COVID-19 TESTING IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS ENSURES RELIABLE RESULTS


Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 25, 2020 (SKNIS): Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel Laws announced on Tuesday, March 24 that COVID-19 testing in St. Kitts and Nevis is performed via a two-tiered systematic process that meets international standards.

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