Statia Dialysis Patients flown out to Curaçao

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Oranjestad, St. Eustatius- A group of dialysis patients left St. Eustatius today to be flown over to Curaçao for necessary treatment.

The EZ Air flight taxiing before take off to Curaçao earlier on Sunday. Photo: EZ Air

Due to the ever increasing number of Covid-19 infections in St. Maarten over the past few days, treatment in St. Maarten was no longer deemed a safe option.

The flight, executed by EZ Air, take the patients to Curaçao on a direct flight in just under 2 hours flying time. Contrary to the situation on Aruba and St. Maarten, Curaçao so far has very few Covid-19 infections and right now, there is no local transmission.


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