Schools closed in St Kitts-Nevis as Federation records COVID cases
Published:Wednesday | May 26, 2021 | 12:12 AM
BASSETERRE, St Kitts:
Schools in St Kitts-Nevis were ordered closed for two weeks as the twin-island Federation and several other Caribbean countries reported increased cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the last 24 hours.
The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health in a joint statement said that they made a proactive decision to close all schools in the Federation in an effort to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
They said all public and private schools, including early childhood and primary levels, will remain physically closed for the next two weeks until Tuesday, June 8.
On May 24, the Federation recorded six new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 60 with 15 classified as active cases. The country has recorded no deaths associated with the virus.
In Barbados, the authorities have reported two new positive cases of COVID-19, both males, from the 429 tests conducted on Monday.
They said 46 people are currently in isolation. Since March 2020, there have been 4,000 cases of COVID-19 (1,933 females and 2,067 males). The virus has claimed 47 lives.