St Kitts and Nevis Boasts the Caribbean’s Lowest Coronavirus Rate

Caribbean News…
19 December 2020 7:28pm
St. Kitts and Nevis

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The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis boasts the lowest number of coronavirus cases amongst the Caribbean islands. According to MJS & Associates, a company in the British Virgin Islands, statistics show that the dual-island nation has the least severe rate. 

In a recently published update chart depicting cases in the Caribbean per 10,000 population, St Kitts and Nevis has only reported 28 cases with zero deaths. This is a reflection of the government's effective management of the virus since the pandemic began, which included shutting down borders from March to October.

At the onset of the pandemic, the government of St Kitts and Nevis moved quickly to ensure the safety of its citizens and the continued support of its economy from providing stimulus package to introducing a waiver of specific payments.

With tourism acting as the main contributor of economic growth to the islands, St Kitts and Nevis looked to its Citizenship by Investment Programme to stay afloat financially. "Had it not been for the CBI programme we would not have been able to respond as successfully as we have with respect to COVID-19," Prime Minister Timothy Harris said during a panel discussion earlier this year.

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