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Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 26, 2021 (SKNIS): Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, assured that the efficacy of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will remain high even with a reduced time frame between the first and second jabs. On Tuesday’s (May 25, 2021) edition of Leadership Matters, Dr. Wilkinson commended persons who continue to come forward to receive the life-saving COVID-19 vaccine. He said that science has demonstrated that the first dose of the vaccine provides a 76 percent efficacy. A dosing interval between four to 12 weeks increases the efficacy above 82 percent he added.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 26, 2021 (SKNIS): Health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis are working assiduously to break the transmission of a cluster of confirmed COVID-19 cases that has seen 16 new cases in one week.“Between last Wednesday (May 26, 2021) and yesterday (Monday, May 24, 2021) a total of 742 persons have been tested,” Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Hazel Laws said on the May 25 edition of Leadership Matters. “Ladies and gentlemen, all efforts are being made to break the chains of transmission of the virus and contain this expanding cluster of cases. We must flatten this…

COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Order, 2021 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act, No. 16 of 2020, the Chief Medical Officer makes the following Emergency Order:[Published 25th May 2021 – Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 29 of 2021] Citation and duration.(1) This Order may be cited as the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Order, 2021. (2) This Order shall have effect from Tuesday 25th May, 2021 to Tuesday 8th June, 2021.Interpretation.In this Order, “Act” means the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act, No. 16 of 2020.Closure of all schools for two weeks.All public and private…

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERSNo. 15 of 2021 Public Health (Restriction of Movement) Regulations, 2021 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Public Health Act, Cap. 9.21, Act, the Minister of Health with the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers makes the following Regulations:[Published 25th May 2021, Extra Ordindary Gazette No. 29 of 2021] Citation.These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Restriction of Movement) Regulations, 2021.Interpretation. In these Regulations,“COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act” means the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act, No. 16 of 2020;“COVID-19” means the COVID-19 novel coronavirus (2019-n CoV).Restriction…

Introduction My fellow citizens and residents. I wish to update you on the current situation and the necessary measures we are taking to protect the health of the people of our Federation. We were all saddened by the news of the recent cluster of cases of COVID-19. At this point I wish to empathize with the parents, teachers, students and the communities impacted by the events over the last week. I appeal to the public to be sensitive to those who are affected. We should avoid naming persons, circulating photos and/or disseminating any information on the affected individuals. Ultimately, we…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 26, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, reported that 1062 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine were administered in a single day, the most jabs ever taken in a day since the roll-out of the vaccination programme on February 22 of this year. “Today, we have had the largest number of doses of vaccine administered for the year so far since we have started our vaccination rollout. I am advised that today, we administered 1,062 doses. This is again the largest number of doses that have been administered since…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 26, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris described Tuesday (May 25) as a ‘red letter day’ in the twin island Federation, as the country achieved two significant milestones in its vaccination programme. More than 1,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine were administered on Tuesday – the most ever in a single day. Also, St. Kitts and Nevis has now surpassed the 50 percent vaccination mark of the Government’s target population. Atthe end of day yesterday (May 25), a total of 23,340…

This morning, Wednesday May 26, 2021, I wish to update you on the present COVID-19situation. Within the last thirty -six hours we have recorded one (1) additional case. This newcase is referred to as Case # 61 who is a national and is linked to cases #51 & #52. Theindividual is in isolation at a COVID-19 certified facility. This case brings the total number ofCOVID-19 confirmed cases to 61 with 47 cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Pleasenote that 45 cases have fully recovered with zero deaths. There are now sixteen (16) activecases. These patients are stable…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 26, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials from the Public Works Department (PWD) will be featured on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The special guests will be Mr. George Gilbert, Director of the PWD; Mr. Livingston Pemberton, Chief Engineer at PWD; and LaReine Gumbs, Engineer at PWD. The discussion will focus on Public Works Week 2021, which runs from May 22 to May 28 under the theme “Working Together to Serve You Better”. The Week of Activities will be talked about. The panel will also engage in a lively…