PHILIPSBURG:--- The government of St. Maarten is busy working on amending its Ministerial Decree which would instruct businesses that cater to nightlife to close at nights.
Minister of TEATT Ludmilla de Weever, said businesses such as cigar lounges, casinos, bars' and nightclubs must close at nights until the curve on COVID-19 is flatten. De Weever said based on the information received on the clusters these businesses have been identified.
The Minister of Economic Affairs said that the amount of people that have been infected with the COVID-19 virus is alarming.
Up to August 11th St. Maarten register 100 active cases which according to government the virus is among the local community and not among visitors to the island.
De Weever clarified that her Ministry is not playing any sort of blame game but the data government has shows that residents have been gathering in a certain closed environment and when doing so measures such as wearing masks are not being followed.