By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Friday 23rd April 2021) — “We continue to see complacency setting in, and persons getting a false sense of health security. We see this happening very frequently at parties, bars and other similar social activities,” said COVID-19 National Task Force member Superintendent Cromwell Henry at the NEOC COVID-19 Briefing on Wednesday 21st April 2021.
Henry warned that such social gatherings “facilitate very easy spread of the virus should someone who is infected be present. Persons in these environments do not wear masks, they do not observe physical distancing, they do not practice good hand hygiene. Instead, they interact dangerously close with other persons who are not from their circle.” He also cautioned against the mistaken belief that all persons in the country are in quarantine, noting that past incidents of quarantine breaches and socializing by high-risk individuals had been well publicised.
Henry called on all individuals to do their part: “All that we are asking is that you follow the basic protocols prescribed in the COVID-19 regulations — avoid crowds and crowded events, practice good hand hygiene, and maintain physical distance of six feet from other persons.” He also encouraged individuals to take advantage of the vaccination programme to reach herd immunity. As of Wednesday 21st April, there were 44 recovered COVID-19 patients, zero in isolation, 13,526 persons tested, 7,869 released from quarantine, and 3 in pre-approved home quarantine.