WILLEMSTAD - All applicable measures will be extended until February 22nd. Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath announced this at the press conference today.
The measures will be re-evaluated on 14 February. 101 people were tested yesterday, with no new positive tests registered. However, six people have been declared free from COVID-19, so that the number of active infections has now dropped to 62. Two corona patients are also still in the hospital.
The Prime Minister indicated that new infections with the British variant were detected in Aruba in mid-January. The Brazillian variant is also on the rise. “As a government, we must therefore be extra vigilant. After the evaluation last week, the decision was made to keep all measures until February 22nd.”
Epidemiologist Dr. Izzy Gerstenbluth announced at the previous press conference that tests had been sent to the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) to see whether the British variant is present in Curaçao.
Rhuggenaath points out that Curaçap must be careful so that new infections do not put new pressure on the medical care system.