Many of you know that we currently have clusters of cases affecting the Saba Comprehensive School and Daycare. We understand that this may be worrying for many, but let us remember that we are a highly vaccinated and boosted population. (The vaccine and booster help to protect against severe disease …
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Update – Post Arrival Testing for COVID
Since February, we have been making significant changes in our Covid-19 measures based on our vaccination and booster rate and the dominant circulating strain of Covid-19, Omicron. Although the omicron variant is highly transmissible, the hospitalization rate is lower, especially amongst the vaccinated and boostered. From Thursday, March 17th, as part …
Read More »COVID-19 update February 28, 2022. Governor Jonathan Johnson e.o. in quarantine
COVID-19 update February 28, 2022. Governor Jonathan Johnson e.o. in quarantine. Delegation Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Senate A delegation of 13 members of the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Senate is currently on working visits to the six islands of the Caribbean …
Read More »COVID-19 outbreak fades, on-island measures reduced
— St. Maarten lowest vaccination rate in Kingdom — The COVID-19 outbreak in the Dutch Caribbean is diminishing since late December 2021 with a sharp reduction in the number of new and active cases on all islands. According to Dutch Minister of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sport Ernst Kuipers, it …
Read More »Saba relaxes COVID restrictions on Friday, February 18
From Friday, February 18th, Saba will enter a new entry phase and on-island measures required for persons traveling to Saba. The decision to move to this new phase is based on the vaccination and booster rate. The dominant circulating strain of covid-19 is Omicron, which, although highly transmissible, the hospitalization …
Read More »Covid-19 test facilities on Saba
The Testing Center in The Bottom is still open for pre-travel tests, symptomatic testing, household, and close contact testing, and confirming self-tests from 7:30 am to 10:00 am. *PCR tests only for pre-travel when a travel requirement, *please bring a passport or ID. For same-day results, PCR tests must be …
Read More »Covid-19 update from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson – Friday, January 28th;
Today marks five weeks since we moved to alert level three. I want to commend the community for your commitment to the measures that came with it and taking the necessary precautions and personal responsibility—also much thanks to our Public Health Department. We are all in this together, and our …
Read More »Update Covid 19 status, Wednesday, January 26th
Update Covid 19 status, Wednesday, January 26th On Wednesday, January 26th there are no new active cases. 3 people are recovered and out of isolation. Update Covid 19 status, Sunday, January 23th On Sunday, January 23rd, there are no new active cases. 3 people have recovered and are out of …
Read More »COVID-19 regulation Saba, Statia amended
The Temporary Regulation COVID-19 measures for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have been adapted to secure measures in connection with the surge in infections, such as the wearing of face masks for five days and group restrictions for incoming travellers. The adapted regulation, submitted by Dutch Minister of Public Health, …
Read More »COVID-19 numbers islands still very high
The Netherlands National Institute of Public Health and the Environment RIVM on Friday reported that a total of 14,064 persons in the Dutch Caribbean received a positive coronavirus COVID-19 test result in the week of January 6-12. This is more than the RIVM stated in its previous epidemiological report of …
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