CPS says One Case of Indian COVID-19 Variant Found on the Island. India & Pakistan on Banned List since April 20
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Home > Press Releases > CPS says One Case of Indian COVID-19 Variant Found on the Island. India & Pakistan on Banned List since April 20 CPS says One Case of Indian COVID-19 Variant Found on the Island. India & Pakistan on Banned List since April 20
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The Collective Prevention Service (CPS) from the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development (Ministry VSA) said on Thursday that one case of the Indian COVID-19 variant has been found on the island.
Based on the latest information, this Indian variant may be responsible for the resurgence in COVID-19 cases experienced in India and neighboring Pakistan. As a preemptive measure, the decision was taken to place India and Pakistan on the list of banned countries effective April 20, 2021.
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Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard Personnel Receives first COVID-19 Vaccine
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Last Friday, April 9th, a team of the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG) received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. After the Vaccine Management Team (VMT) provided an information session on Wednesday, April 7th, where the staff could ask their questions, a considerable group signed up immediately.
The VMT then arranged for the team to come to the Belair Community Center as a group and receive their vaccine on Friday, April 9th.
Jurandi Sambre, Head of Operational Services said: I took the vaccine to keep myself and my loved ones safe. By taking the vaccine, we can stop the pandemic and continue to live our lives as normal as possible.
After the session, a timeslot can then be reserved for those staff that wishes to receive the vaccine together, just like the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard staff did last Friday.
With the more contagious British (UK) variant now prominently present on our island, the need to protect ourselves against the virus has become increasingly more important.
Only if enough people become vaccinated can we stop the virus s spread and prevent a situation like we re seeing on the sister islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao.
If you haven t done so already, please register yourself using the online registration form, which is available in English, Spanish, and Creole, and can be found here https://forms.sintmaartengov.org/Form.aspx?fid=5376a115-73d0-4a74-b632-95a9448539b2&v=OGtn05kNmb
CPS & the VMT warn for a real possibility of a third wave of infections of the more contagious British Covid-19 variant and urges everyone to register for the vaccine
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Home > Press Releases > CPS & the VMT warn for a real possibility of a third wave of infections of the more contagious British Covid-19 variant and urges everyone to register for the vaccine CPS & the VMT warn for a real possibility of a third wave of infections of the more contagious British Covid-19 variant and urges everyone to register for the vaccine
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Even though the current numbers of active cases are now relatively low on St. Maarten, CPS has concluded, based on genotyping results, that the British variant of Covid-19 is now circulating on St. Maarten. At least 24 people have been detected with the British variant. While some of these cases can be linked to travel from Aruba and Curacao, most were residents without a travel history. This indicates that that there is alre