Medical practitioner and Chairman of the opposition St.Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) Dr. Terrance Drew is of the view that Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris of the Team Unity government “continues to play politics with COVID-19.”

Workers who are in quarantine or isolation are being asked to submit a request for an official letter to be sent to their employers which can also be used for their social security claims.

Schools in the Federation are expected to remain closed beyond the two weeks initially targeted as COVID-19 retesting of students and contact tracing exercises continue on St.Kitts.

Eight days after a vaccination entry public notice from St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) - dated 26th May 2021- which has not been endorsed by government, it has been communicated that the organisation is expected to review its policies as news comes about a positive COVID-19 case and 17 workers in quarantine concerning its workers.

West Line bus operators recently took a break off road for a meeting to discuss their views on not being included to decide on one of the newest COVID-19 safety measures which asks passenger bus operators to work with a 50% seating capacity.

The Department of Labour is appealing to employers in St.Kitts and Nevis to safeguard employment status and to continue the payment of wages and salaries to workers in quarantine.

Attorney General Vincent Byron Jr. is claiming that a recent vaccination entry notice issued by the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) does not have the support of the government.

Naming the COVID-19 patients so as to help in contract tracing exercises is not the position of local health authorities unlike some members of the public who are of the view that such could be effective in a small society like St.Kitts-Nevis.

Premier Mark Brantley has informed that the mental health register in St.Kitts and Nevis has increased noting " we feel a lot of that is connected to COVID."

In the space of a week with the announcement of nineteen (19) active cases to date, appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine in St.Kitts-Nevis have been increasing with more than 50 % of the target herd immunity population aimed at 70% having gotten the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

A curfew imposed from 11:00PM to 5:00 AM daily starting from Tuesday 25th May 2021 has been accepted by Cabinet as one of the ten (10) recommendations from local health professionals.

This evening, Monday May 24, 2021, I wish to update you on the present COVID-19 situation. Within the last twenty-four hours we have recorded six (6) additional cases, all from the same household. These six new cases are referred to as Case # 55 through to Case # 60.