By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Friday 22nd May 2020) — Although all fifteen patients in St. Kitts-Nevis who tested positive for COVID-19 have fully recovered, health officials are focusing on the necessary precautions since the threat of infection remains regarding a second wave that could be started by incoming travellers.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is not over; it actually just got started. The science and evidence tell us that the pandemic will be with us for as long as 12, 18 months and even beyond so we are not out of the woods as yet. That’s why we still have to maintain our physical and social distancing measures,” stated Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws at the NEOC COVID-19 Daily Briefing on Monday 18th May 2020.
That day, the status of full recovery of the final patient was announced. “We all know that we had 15 cases but it is with pleasure this afternoon that I inform you that all 15 cases have recovered,” shared the CMO. A total of 391 persons have been sampled and tested, with 376 returning negative and 15 positive results. A total of 815 persons have been released from quarantine, and the average duration from diagnosis to recovery stands at approximately thirty (30) days.