All persons admitted to hospital with acute respiratory illnesses and pneumonia will be tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at a press conference at Jamaica House, on Friday (March 27), Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, said this forms part of changes the Government has made regarding surveillance for COVID-19 patients and to pick up community transmission as soon...

On April 9, workers and businesses which have been severely impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19), will be able to apply electronically for Government relief under the COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) programme. Plans are also in place to set up a call centre where persons can telephone to get answers to their questions and get help with filling...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says there are some valuable lessons to learn from the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), which, if heeded, should make the world a better place. Mr. Bartlett, in a podcast on Tourism Resilience and Recovery on March 27, said the COVID-19 pandemic has also reminded that, in spite of the lines of demarcation that are drawn...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information continues to provide students and teachers with a wide range of opportunities to ensure teaching and learning in an effort to minimise the impact of the disruption of normal school activities as a result of COVID–19.             As of Thursday, March 26, the Ministry has been partnering with One on One Educational Services Limited...

 Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN), Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, is imploring parents to be extra careful in safeguarding children, who are now home from school, from exposure to household chemicals.             The appeal comes in light of the increased use of sanitising chemicals by householders to protect against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Mrs....

In keeping with public health measures to combat the coronavirus, COVID-19, the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is advising passengers, who entered Jamaica on or after March 18, and are in quarantine, to refrain from proceeding to any port to effect the clearance of goods, as this will not be facilitated until their quarantine period has ended. The Agency is also...

There are now 30 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the island, with four new persons testing positive within the last 24 hours. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, provided details at a press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (March 27). “Of the total number, 20 are imported cases, with one death, which was announced...