Last Updated on June 1, 2021, 3:11 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Basseterre: Commuters travelling between St Kitts and Nevis travel do not have to show proof of vaccination but must comply with all health and safety protocols designed to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Chairman of the national COVID-19 task force, Abdias Samuel, addressed the matter on Friday (May 28) and noted that it was the subject of much discussion. As such, he met with the CEO of the St Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) and the chairman of the board.
“They indicated that no citizen, resident or visitor travelling between the islands is required to have a vaccine to travel between the two islands,” Samuel said. “Note, however, that the non-pharmaceutical measures will be applied at the ferry terminals.”
The non-pharmaceutical measures include wearing face masks in public spaces, regular disinfection of hands, and maintaining physical distance, which were largely successful in containing the local transmission of COVID-19. To date, the Twin Island Federation has recorded 69 confirmed cases of the new Coronavirus with 48 recoveries and no deaths.
The ferries between St. Kitts and Nevis are currently working with 50 percent passenger capacity, as health officials tackle a group of cases that led to 21 active cases of COVID-19.
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