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Dutch Sint Maarten Latest Covid-19 Stats.
4 confirmed COVID-19 cases today
As of May 5th, there were four (4) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however four (4) persons have recovered. The total active cases remains at twenty three (23). The total number of confirmed cases is now two thousand two hundred forty seven (2247).
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring twenty one (21) people in home isolation. Two (2) patients are currently hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at twenty seven (27).
The number of people recovered since the first case surfaced on St. Maarten has increased to two thousand one hundred ninety seven (2197). Thirty seven (37) people are in quarantine based on contact tracing investigations carried out by CPS.
The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA) Airport Health Team in collaboration with Health Care Laboratory Sint Maarten (HCLS) have tested 2, 743 travelers arriving at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), while CPS tested 26, 359 people throughout the community. As the numbers continue to fluctuate, CPS will continue to actively execute its contact tracing measures.
In efforts to achieve 85% herd immunity, Minister Ottley encourages everyone to register to be vaccinated. The vaccines are free and walk-ins are also accepted.
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VISITORS TO ST MAARTEN CAN BUY COVID-19 INSURANCE:
Airlines, hotels and travel agencies, mindful that customers hated extra charges, wisely suspended many of them because of the pandemic. But they never stopped thinking about them or the much-needed revenue they provided. Now that people are starting to travel again, the industry is ready to bring back the fees — and then some.
The fees fall into two broad categories: the new ones imposed by countries on international visitors and the fees (new or reinstated) charged by companies such as airlines, travel agencies and vacation rental firms.
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Government fees such as the one charged by St. Maarten for visitor protection are relatively new and not covered by insurance.
Sanne Wesselman, a marketing consultant who lives on a catamaran in the Caribbean, stumbled upon the St. Maarten fee on a recent visit to the island. Wesselman, who wrote about the experience in her travel blog, says the more she thought about the fee, the more sense it made.
“It keeps me from having to pay high medical bills in case I do contract covid here,” she says. “And it helps St. Maarten in its fight against the coronavirus.”
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