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REGULAR ENDURANCE EXERCISE CAN REDUCE RISK OF DEVELOPING SEVERE FORM OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE, SAYS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

Published 3 May 2020

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REGULAR ENDURANCE EXERCISE CAN REDUCE RISK OF DEVELOPING SEVERE FORM OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE, SAYS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 03, 2020 (SKNIS): According to Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Hazel Laws, recent medical research findings have strongly supported the possibility that regular endurance exercise can reduce the risk of developing the severe form of Coronavirus disease and may even prevent death.

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GOVERNOR OF ECCB PROPOSES SEVERAL ACTION POINTS FOR KEEPING SAFE AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Published 3 May 2020

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GOVERNOR OF ECCB PROPOSES SEVERAL ACTION POINTS FOR KEEPING SAFE AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 03, 2020 (SKNIS): Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Dr. Timothy Antoine, has proposed several action points that could lead to saving lives and the economies within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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NUMBER OF COVID-19 RECOVERIES IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS CONTINUES TO INCREASE; NUMBER NOW STANDS AT EIGHT

Published 3 May 2020

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NUMBER OF COVID-19 RECOVERIES IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS CONTINUES TO INCREASE; NUMBER NOW STANDS AT EIGHT

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Health is Government’s priority: PM Harris hints at increasing tax on alcohol and tobacco

Published 3 May 2020

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Health is Government’s priority: PM Harris hints at increasing tax on alcohol and tobacco

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 3, 2020 (PLP PR Media Inc.) — As the country is engaged in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris has hinted that Government might increase tax on alcohol and tobacco, noting that the health of the nation is the wealth of the nation.

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MEDICAL CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS PERSONS WITH ASTHMA ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM WEARING MASK

Published 3 May 2020

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MEDICAL CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS PERSONS WITH ASTHMA ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM WEARING MASK

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 3, 2020 (SKNIS): Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, says that persons with asthma are not exempt from wearing masks in the general public.

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