St Kitts and Nevis government has given people every tool and advantage to tackle COVID-19: PM Harris
PM Harris reiterated everyone to fully engage in the fight against COVID-19 as the government focuses on bringing back normalcy.
Thursday, 30th September 2021
Basseterre: Citing the COVID-19 as the greatest challenge to St Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris reiterated everyone to fully engage in the fight against COVID-19 as the government focuses on bringing back normalcy.
During his monthly press briefing, PM Harris outlined the government’s efforts to provide every tool and every advantage to tackle the global pandemic. “To prevent our health system from being overwhelmed, the Federal government has spent $18.4 million since March 2020 to procure equipment, additional manpower, including the cost of Cuban and Filipino medical brigades, other physicians and specialists support, pharmaceuticals particularly vaccines.”
The way forward
Prime Minister outlined their objectives to tackle the virus efficiently with helpful tools to stem the virus.
- 80% population to be received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by November 2021.
- 70% of the target population to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
- 80% of the students between the age of 12-17 years to be vaccinated with Pfizer by December 31, 2021.
- Advanced contact tracing and prevention of laboratory overwhelming.
- A reduced quarantine period of fully vaccinated passengers.
- In October 2021, St Kitts and Nevis government will receive and commissioner a field hospital that will have a bedding capacity of 40. That will offer an additional buffer to the health system in a fight against COVID-19.
- Tax waivers and Tax holidays for people who are involved in serving in specialized health services.
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