News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
ORANJESTAD- As of Tuesday, St. Eustatius has gone back to Covid risk level four, meaning various things are possible again, which weren’t possible in the last two weeks. Among others, restaurants can have diners eating in again, even if only at 50% seat ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Although a large percentage of the positive Corona infections on the Bonaire are currently fully vaccinated, it does appear that vaccination provides an important protection against serious symptoms of disease. “The vaccine also works less well ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- The Covid call center on Bonaire is currently being flooded with callers who want to make an appointment for the COVID-19 test. According to the Public Entity Bonaire, the call centre normally receives 200 calls per day and 400 on busier days. ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- The Public Entity Bonaire will be less strict for travelers visiting the island from 16 January onwards. From Sunday 16 January 2022, travelers no longer have to take a self-test on arrival, and they do not have to undergo a PCR test on the ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Although the number of infections is still very high with more than 700 cases, there are currently only 4 people in the hospital on Bonaire with COVID-19-related symptoms. It seems that the relatively mild symptoms reported in several places in ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- On Tuesday there was some chaos in traffic due to the number of cars waiting outside the stadium in the Kaya Betico Croes to drive through the drive-thru test facility. Officers from the Dutch Caribbean Police Force were called in to help direct ... Lees verder
Kralendijk - The peak of infections with the omicron variant will be much larger than the peak of infections with the alpha variant (British variant) in March 2021. The Public Health Department has come to this conclusion based on the figures of infections in ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- The Public Entity Bonaire advises people who want to contact the COVID-19 call center to call after 10 o'clock in the morning. Figures show that the line is busiest between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. This makes the chance relatively high that callers ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- Due to the current Covid-19 situation on St. Eustatius, the Government and the educational partners have decided to keep primary and secondary schools closed next week and introduce distant learning. New Challenges Foundation has also ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- According to the Government Commissioners on St. Eustatius, The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport has sent four highly experienced/trained IC nurses for 14 days to deal with the shortage of staff in the Auxiliary Home and the Queen Beatrix ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- As of Thursday, January 6 the vaccination on St. Eustatius will move to the Earl Merkman stadium. This is the case both for the persons who come in for their first or second vaccine shot, or for their booster shot. So far, the ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- Since Tuesday evening there is a total of 85 active cases of Covid-19 on the island. This statistic was shared on Tuesday evening by Government Commissioner Alida Francis, during the latest updated in the Shedding Light program. There were ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM- The situation on Saba remains challenging when it comes to new infections with the Covid-19 virus. On Monday, no less than 181 tests were done by the Covid Test Center on Monday. According to Johnson, the health department was still in the ... Lees verder
Government Commissioner Francis calls on Statians to do the right thing in helping to contain the outbreak of Covid-19 on the island ORANJESTAD- There are currently 72 active covid-19 cases on St. Eustatius. This was communicated by Government Commissioner ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - An increasing number of infections on Bonaire due to the presence of the Omicron variant is not putting too much extra pressure on healthcare. This was apparent from the press conference of Lieutenant Governor Edison Rijna on Monday. According ... Lees verder
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