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Active COVID-19 cases climb to 117 on French St. Martin

The number of active COVID-19 cases has risen to 117, regional health agency ARS reported in its August 15 to 21 Health Bulletin, an increase of 36 cases since Wednesday and 67 since August 15. This takes the total number of confirmed cases since the epidemic began to 176. Of …

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St. Maarten: COVID-19 active cases have risen to 232

Update: The number of COVID-19 cas­es in St. Maarten is on the rise again with 28 new cases recorded as of Sunday, Au­gust 23. This brings the total num­ber of active cases to 232. The total confirmed cases are now 396. Of the active cases, Col­lective Prevention Services (CPS) is …

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Drug suspect transferred from Saba to Statia

Members of the St. Eustatius branch of the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN received a call from their colleagues in Saba on Monday, August 17, asking them for assistance with housing a suspect who had been arrested in connection with the importing of narcotics in Saba. The police in Statia …

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Drug suspect transferred from Saba to Statia

Members of the St. Eustatius branch of the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN received a call from their colleagues in Saba on Monday, August 17, asking them for assistance with housing a suspect who had been arrested in connection with the importing of narcotics in Saba. The police in Statia …

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St. Maarten: Nine new positive cases confirmed

St. Maarten continues to see a steady rise in COVID-19 cases with a recorded 202 persons positive as of Au­gust 17. The total number of con­firmed cases is now 326. There have been no new recoveries recorded. Of the active cases, 11 patients are currently hos­pitalised at St. Maarten Medical …

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Dialysis patients from Statia, Saba transferred to Curacao

Dialysis pa­tients from St. Eustatius and Saba left St. Maarten on board an EZ Air aircraft bound for Curacao on Sunday, August 16. Because there are no dialysis machines in Statia and Saba, patients were flown to St. Maarten three times per week for treatment before the coro­navirus pandemic hit. …

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St. Maarten: 43 new COVID-19 cases recorded over weekend

St. Maarten’s coronavirus COV­ID-19 active cases continue to rise at a sharp rate. With the addition of 43 new cases over the course of the weekend, there are now 193 confirmed active cases. The to­tal number of confirmed cases now stands at 317. Of the active cases, 10 persons are …

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Active COVID-19 cases on French side up to 54

Since Wednesday, another thirteen COVID-19 cases detected on the French side have brought active cases up to 54. Two of those cases are in hospital (one in St. Martin, one in Guadeloupe) and 52 are isolating at home and being monitored. This brings total cases confirmed by polymerase chain reaction …

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St. Maarten: COVID-19 has now risen to 176 confirmed

As of August 15th, St. Maarten has confirmed twenty- six new cases of persons who have tested positive for the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The new total of confirmed cases now stands at 3, according to a government release issues Saturday evening. Of the active cases, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) …

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Saba pushes back opening dates

With the resurgence of the Covid-19 virus, The Public Entity has decided to push back opening dates for tourism. While monitoring how destinations are reopening for tourism, recent developments have indicated that opening for tourists from the USA, Canada, or the Netherlands in October or November is not feasible for …

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St. Maarten: Active COVID-19 cases now 150

There are now 150 confirmed postive COVID-19 cases on St. Maarten. With the addition of six new cases, the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 269. The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) is monitoring 139 persons who are in home isolation. Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour …

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St. Maarten: Fifteen additional new active cases confirmed

The Min­istry of Public Health has confirmed fifteen new CO­VID-19 active cases on St. Maarten. The new total of active cases now stands at 144, with the total number of confirmed cases now 263. Of the active cases, the Col­lective Prevention Services (CPS) is monitoring 135 persons in home isolation. …

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Slight delay Saba harbor project

The lock-down in the past months as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a delay of several months in the execution of the Saba harbor project, the Public Entity Saba announced on Thursday. Because of the lock-down, established by local authorities to protect the people on this …

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French side: 8 more COVID•19 cases bring active cases to 41

Health au­thorities on the French side reported an additional eight coronavirus COV­ID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total active cases to 41. One patient was declared cured. The number of confirmed cases registered since the pandemic began in St. Mar­tin is now 92. Some 259 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests have …

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St. Maarten: Active cases still rising, now 129

The number of active COVID-19 cases is still on the rise. A total of 29 new cases were confirmed on Wednesday, bringing the total number of active cases to 129. With these 29 new cases, St. Maarten’s total number of con­firmed cases is now 248. No recoveries were reported on …

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Bonaire, Curacao travellers have to quarantine in Saba

There are currently nineteen people in quaran­tine and there are still two active cases of COVID-19 in Saba, Island Governor Jona­than Johnson said in Tues­day’s coronavirus update. As the number of cases on other islands continues to rise, especially in Aruba, and considering that Bo­naire and Curacao had their borders …

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French side: ARS confirms one death as six new cases detected

Regional health authority ARS confirmed on Tuesday a COVID-19 patient evacuated to the Guadeloupe hospital on Friday evening died on Sunday. The deceased is a 62-year-old man who was also suffering from other underlying health conditions. This latest death brings total deaths to four in St. Martin. Six new cases …

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St. Maarten: Now 100 active COVID-19 cases

The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA has confirmed four new cases of persons who have tested positive for COVID-19. There are now 100 active COVID-19 cases in St. Maarten. The new total of confirmed cases now stands at 219. Of the active cases, Collective Prevention Services …

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St. Maarten: Active cases rise by six

There are now 95 active cases of CO­VID-19 in the country as of Monday, up by six since the last numbers were released on Sunday. According to the figures released by the Ministry of Public Health, Social Devel­opment and Labour VSA on Monday, a total of 13 new cases were …

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Entrepreneurs to receive support from EZK again

Entrepreneurs who are faced with a loss of revenue due to the corona crisis and as a result have more difficulty covering their fixed costs, can again apply for a compensation from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK). It concerns a new regulation where the compensation amount can …

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Dutch supply more medical personnel for St. Maarten

The Dutch government facilitated the dispatch of eight nurses, a medical doctor specialised in infectious diseases and a crisis coordinator to St. Maarten in the week of August 3. Dutch Minister of Public Health, Well-being and Sport Hugo de Jonge announced this in a letter he sent to the Dutch …

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St. Maarten: COVID-19 cases at 86

As of August 8th, at 6:00pm St. Maarten had recorded 12 more persons who tested positive for coronavirus. The new total of confirmed cases now stands at 189. Of the active cases, Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring 82 people in home isolation. Minister of Public Health, Social Development and …

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St. Maarten: 17th COVID-19 death reported

A COVID-19 patient who was being cared for in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) lost their battle against the coronavirus on Friday. It has been reported that this patient was a worker of utility company GEBE. The company acknowledged the passing of an employee …

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Heatwave hits Netherlands

The Netherlands is in for a heatwave over the next six days at least, with temperatures reaching the low thirties Celsius (C) (86-89 Fahrenheit (F)), accompanied by plenty of sunshine. There could be some clouds around by Sunday, but in the main it will be hot and sunny nationwide, with …

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St. Maarten one of 200 countries for which US issues travel warning

The United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a level three travel warning for St. Maarten on Thursday. The advisory recommends American travellers to avoid all non-essential travel to the country due to the high-risk of contracting coronavirus. St. Maarten’s warning came as CDC and the …

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St. Maarten has 80 COVID-19 cases

St. Maarten has confirmed four new cases of persons who have tested positive for CO­VID-19. The new total of confirmed cases now stands at 160. In just one week St. Maarten has seen 37 new cases re­corded, jumping from 47 to 80 cases in just seven days. Of the active …

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CATAPULT – New Grant Funds for Caribbean Artists

In light of the severe impact that COVID-19 is having on creative people and the arts sector, a fund of US$320,000 from the Open Society Foundations has been granted to the American Friends of Jamaica , in collaboration with Kingston Creative and The Fresh Milk Art Platform , in support …

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Saba to establish centralized quarantine location

The Public Entity Saba is working on establishing a centralized quarantine location for persons entering the island from high-risk areas, including St. Maarten and the United States (US), it was announced on Tuesday evening. Government will only cover the costs of the temporary mandatory housing at the centralized quarantine location, …

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St. Maarten: 76 confirmed Covid-19 cases

St. Maarten has confirmed six new cases of persons who have tested positive for COVID-19. The new total of confirmed cases now stand at 156. Of the active cases, Col­lective Prevention Services (CPS) is monitoring 73 persons in home isolation, Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour VSA Richard …

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CPS says 10% of COVID cases have no symptoms

Collective Pre­vention Services (CPS) says that up to ten per cent of the current positive COVID-19 cases have shown no signs or symptoms. CPS head and epidemiologist Eva Lista-de Weever provided an update on CPS’ preliminary find­ings on Tuesday afternoon. As of Tuesday there were 76 ac­tive cases, two of …

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Covid-19 measures update for Tuesday, August 4th

We remain in alert level 2, which includes physical distancing, proper hand and cough hygiene, and a maximum of 25 persons allowed. Not complying with these measures can result in a fine. The Public Entity Saba will establish a centralized quarantine location for persons traveling from high-risk areas. These persons …

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