Is Covid-19 still circulating among us?
Urologist, Dr. Dwayne Thwaites. His comments were in response to the question “is the Covid-19 virus still in circulation?”, asked by veteran broadcaster, Evred “Webbo” Herbert, in an…
Lab technician holding swab collection kit,Coronavirus COVID-19 specimen collecting equipment,DNA nasal and oral swabbing for PCR polymerase chain reaction laboratory testing procedure and shipping
Fully Vaccinated travellers entering SKN by air to have option of presenting negative RT-PCR or Rapid tests
Antigen Test or Rapid Test detects protein fragments specific to the Coronavirus. Turnaround time for results is usually very quick and in some cases, results can be reported within 15…
What will become of the National COVID-19 taskforce when the Pandemic transitions into an Endemic?
Since SKN continues to record days of consistent low numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases, CMO Dr. Laws announced that that the federation will gradually transition in to endemic stage by…
Minister of Labour gives update on workers relieved from jobs without Severance
Minister of Labour et.al, the Hon. Wendy Phipps recently gave an update on workers that were terminated from their jobs for not taking the COVID-19 Vaccine. Here is Minister…
SKN COVID-19 Task Force: Outbound Passengers are to research entrance criteria of destination
Chair of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Mr. Abdias Samuel. He was speaking to complaints made by outbound passengers on the lack of COVID-19 entrance requirements for their destinations. …
4th COVID-19 Wave coming to a “Close”; Regulations to be relaxed in March
Medical Chief of Staff of the JNF General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson. He was responding to a question regarding the status of the current and 4th COVID-19 Wave given the…
Chair of COVID-19 Taskforce addresses Complaints of recent Cruise Ship Cancellations
That was Chair of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Mr. Abdias Samuel. He was addressing the recent calls and complaints regarding the Cancellations of Cruise ships in St. Kitts. …
What is the cost per day to care for a hospitalized COVID-19 patient?
What is the cost per day to care for a hospitalized COVID-19 patient? This question was posed to the National COVID-19 Task Force on Wednesday, January 26th, 2022. Chief…
Citizens & residents can mix Covid-19 vaccines, says CMO Laws
Mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines is approved in St. Kitts & Nevis. What does Research say about this? Cnet.com says data in the US and other countries show that…
Urologist Dr. Dwayne Thwaites.
What are the symptomatic differences between the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and the common Flu?
Since December 24th 2021, St. Kitts and Nevis has been going through the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. At present, the Omicron variant along with other COVID-19 variants and…
Nevis’ Public Health Dept. to host “Let’s Get Vaxxed” Raffle to spur vaccination among populace
Senior Health Educator at the Health Promotion Unit (HPU) Nevis, Ms. Shevanee Nisbett. She told the VONNEWSLINE what the prizes are. In addition, a “Let’s get…
COVID-19 Protocol Changes after 80% vaccination rate milestone postponed
On Tuesday, November 23rd Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, said that five major adjustments will be made when the Federation achieves 80 percent…