Last Updated on March 2, 2020, 8:26 AM AST by Anthony Morris
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Growing concern that the Timothy Harris-led Team Unity Government is “doing nothing” to protect the people of the twin-island Federation from the coronavirus which has spread to neighboring Caribbean nations.
“About 20 countries have restrictions on anyone who has been to Italy in the last few weeks. Meanwhile, St Kitts and Nevis continues to do nothing regarding Italy and we have recent arrivals in St Kitts and Nevis from this region. (The virus) has now spread to more than 20 countries including the Dominican Republic,” posted Peter Chevozerov.
On Saturday, local businesswoman, Teshari Liburd arrived at the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport from Trinidad and made a similar observance.
“There was no real evidence of the robust screening that was mentioned in the (Prime Minister’s) press conference,” said Liburd, who pointed out that when she entered Trinidad two weeks ago there was an officer pointing an infrared device at every passenger that arrived. How come we can’t get one of those? I’m sure the Christopher Martin and Morgan Heritage concerts cost way more than such devices. Where are our priorities,” Liburd posted on her FaceBook Page Saturday night.
St Kitts and Nevis has three health ministers – two in St Kitts and one in Nevis.
On Sunday, neighboring French St Martin authorities confirmed
three cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) as positive by the Institut Pasteur Laboratory of Guadeloupe which is conducting the tests.
The case involves a resident of St. Barthélemy and his visiting relatives, regional health authority ARS confirmed in a press release Sunday.
The St. Barthélemy resident is currently confined to his home and under daily surveillance. His parents are in isolation in St. Martin’s Louis-Constant Fleming hospital and are being closely monitored. Their state of health is not worrying.
Samples from people who have been in contact with them are being analysed or taken. There are, moreover, two other possible cases with a couple of residents of St. Martin who have returned from holidays in the Oise. Their test samples are currently being processed.
The Dominican Republic Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas said a 62-year-old Italian man had arrived in the country on Feb. 22 without showing symptoms. He was being treated in isolation at a military hospital and “has not shown serious complications.”
Anthony Morris covers stories related to politics and regional developments. His in-depth reporting about governance and reforms makes him stand out in regional journalism, with a deep analysis of political trends and their impact on Caribbean communities.
