Last Updated on December 28, 2020, 6:30 AM AST by Anthony Morris
St Kitts and Nevis: Two additional cases of COVID-19 disease were confirmed by the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on 26 December, 2020.
One international passenger landed at the Federation on 11 December, via Antigua from the US and another, a national return on 12 December, also landed from the US. Since arriving at the Federation, both patients have been in quarantine at one of the COVID-19 certified hotel accommodation sites.
The patients were duly informed and are in isolation. These additional cases bring the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 32, with 21 cases for St. Kitts and 11 for Nevis. Twenty-seven cases have been completely recovered with zero deaths. There are now five active cases. These patients are stable and are being monitored.
All front-line workers at Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw International Airport continue to follow the COVID-19 protocol along with the corridor of control between International Airport, St. Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority and all front-line worker admissions in the hotel and tourism sector and hotels/ports. Accommodation site.
The Ministry of Health has assured the public that the following measures are being taken to prevent the spread of coronavirus:
• In-depth contact tracing in an effort to effectively evaluate individuals with whom recently diagnosed cases may have interacted;
• Quarantine;
• Surveillance; And
Testing of contacts as indicated.
The Ministry of Health and the federal government remind all citizens and residents that every effort is being made to stop this virus’s spread locally.
More and more individuals are following COVID-19 prevention and control measures. Contains:
• When wearing face masks in public places;
• Maintaining good hand hygiene;
Maintaining a physical distance of at least six feet from others in public places; And
• Avoiding crowd s and events.
These control measures work, and the Ministry of Health and the federal government encourage everyone to continue these procedures. All must work together to maintain and protect the health and well-being of all in the Federation.
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