By: Precious Mills
BASSETERRE (Friday 6th November 2020) — For health reasons, St. Kitts and Nevis has exited the Caribbean Bubble, due to concerns over travel entry requirements of member countries not being as strict as the Federation’s, as well as reports of community spread in member states. PM Dr. Timothy Harris announced the decision on the ‘Leadership Matters’ programme on Tuesday 3rd November. “We cannot as a nation with a very low risk category assessment enter a common space or Bubble with countries at a higher risk level because we would be exposing our people to elevated health risks,” he said. To date, the Federation has recorded only 19 COVID-19 patients, all of whom have recovered, and zero deaths.