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~ Government has no money to pay for quarantine facility.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- St. Maarten is now moving towards its recovery phases from the COVID-19 pandemic announced Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs on Saturday at the EOC press conference.

Jacobs said that it is now 11 days since St. Maarten registered a positive case of the COVID-19, currently, there are no patients at the St Read more

Adjustments Made To Phased Reopening

TEATT Secretary General Miguel De Weever.

~ 6:00am to 8:00pm opening allowed from Phase 2 ~

PHILIPSBURG--Several adjustments have been made to the phased reopening plan of the country, with several businesses added and shifted within the reopening schedule.

Additionally, as of May 18, for Phase 2 of the reopening, businesses will be allowed to open from 6:00am to 8:00pm, from Mondays to Fridays. Businesses will continue to remain closed on Saturdays and Sundays to allow Collective Prevention Services (CPS) to conduct its community outreach programme to identify potential COVID-19 cases in the various districts.

Phase 2 reopening

Businesses added to the Phase 2 reopening schedule which goes into effect as of May 18 include dental services; taxis, which will be required to operate at 50 per cent capacity; horticulture establishments, such as flower and gift shops; and musical instrument, stationary and office supply stores such as dollar stores, so that children can have materials to work with should any school decide to reopen Read more

~ De-escalation process begins with stiff social distancing measures and facial masks must be used.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The EOC and the Multi-Disciplinary Task Force have decided to allow a number of businesses to reopen as of Monday, May 11th which is phase 1 of the de-escalation process. Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said that phase 1 ends on May 18th and by then other businesses will be allowed to open for business Read more

~ De-escalation process begins with stiff social distancing measures and facial masks must be used.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The EOC and the Multi-Disciplinary Task Force have decided to allow a number of businesses to reopen as of Monday, May 11th which is phase 1 of the de-escalation process. Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said that phase 1 ends on May 18th and by then other businesses will be allowed to open for business Read more

~Frontline workers and seniors will be allowed to pay bills this week at GEBE.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The EOC has decided to extend the shutdown on St. Maarten for another week, Chair of the EOC and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said that even though some measures were lifted EOC feels that since the lockdown the curve on COVID-19 is flattening and such they need more time to conduct further testing and further flatten the curve Read more

Actualizacin Covid / Primera Ministra Silveria Jacobs 21/04/2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La Primera Ministra y Presidenta del COE Silveria Jacobs actualiz las informaciones sobre el COVID-19 para el 21 de abril del 2020

La Primera Ministra y Presidenta del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE), Silveria Jacobs, actualiz al pblico en general el lunes 21 de abril del 2020, como parte del proceso para mantener informada a la comunidad de Sint Maarten sobre los ltimos desarrollos y el Medidas de contencin, mitigacin y respuesta de COVID-19.

Casos de COVID-19

Segn los ltimos datos disponibles, actualizados por la epidemiloga de CPS Eva Lista-de Weever, los recuentos del 21 de abril del 2020 a partir de las 5:00 p.m Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs hereby updates the general public for today, Monday, April 21, 2020, as part of the process to keep the community of St. Maarten informed about the latest developments and the Governments COVID-19 containment, mitigation and response measures. 

COVID-19 Cases 

Based on the latest available data, as updated by CPS Epidemiologist Eva Lista-de Weever, the counts for April 21, 2020 as of 5:00 PM are as follows: 

Self-Quarantine:      130Self-Isolation: 95 Number Hospitalized:    7 SMMC and 2 in the Mobile Medical PavilionNumber Tested:         258Number Positive:  71Male: 49 Female: 21 Number Negative:      141Number Pending: 45Inconclusive: 1 Deceased: 11 (1 person passed away at SMMC, sadly, during last night after a long battle in ICU) Recovered:  22Active Cases:  38

 

As of today, April 21, 2020, SMMC currently has 9 COVID-19 suspected or confirmed patients admitted Read more

Covid Update/Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs

Press Statement

Date: April 21, 2020

Prime Minister & Chair of the EOC Silveria JacobsUpdates on COVID-19 Developments for April 21, 2020 

Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs hereby updates the general public for today, Monday, April 21, 2020, as part of the process to keep the community of St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The EOC and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs is satisfied with the reaction of the St. Maarten community who were given the opportunity to shop on Thursday and Friday as the lockdown continues for the next three weeks.
Prime Minister Jacobs in response to a questioned by SMN News said that St. Maarten already spent over NAF2.4 million at CPS that is busy with the testing and monitoring of COVID-19 patients Read more

4 Covid-19 Related Deaths On St. Maarten, Two Within One Day.

~ Isolation facility and beds secured, total shutdown pending~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The EOC on Dutch St. Maarten announced on Friday that four (4) COVID-19 patients have died, two of which passed on Friday morning, so far there are 23 confirmed cases, most of which are males that are being confined at home.

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and head of CPS Eva Lista De Weever have called on residents of St Read more

Govt. Requesting Travel Restrictions From Covid-19 Outbreak Countries

From left: CPS head Eva Lista-De Weever, Fire Chief Clive Richardson, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, TEATT Ministry Secretary-General Miguel De Weever, and Police Chief Carl John. (Dimetri Whitfield photo)

PHILIPSBURG--Government has requested that the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs allow St Read more

Update: Eoc Activated As Two Coronavirus Cases Test Positive On French Side

At the press conference Sunday were (from left) Collective Prevention Services head Eva Lista-De Weever; Dr. Samay Nadery from St. Maarten Medical Centre; Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs; Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ministry Secretary-General Miguel De Weever; and St Read more

~ Health Declaration was given to St. Maarten prior to berthing. ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VSA Pamela Gordon Carty assured the community of St. Maarten that there are no cases of Corona Virus (#2019nCoV,) onboard AIDA PERLA that is currently docked in St. Maarten.
Gordon Carty said all necessary procedures were followed and that persons on the ship had the flu and they were cleared medically.
The Minister said since Monday night CPS and other parties were involved in ensuring there is no threat to St Read more