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COVID-19 Update for Monday, November 29, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 27 91,249 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 16 51,908 Males 11 39,338 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 6 years to 94 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH...
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COVID-19 Update for Sunday, November 28, 2021

Jamaica Imposes Travel Restrictions on African Countries
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COVID-19 Update for Thursday, November 25, 2021
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (back row, fourth from right); State Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (back row, right), share a moment with youth mayors and deputy youth mayors at the Local Government and Community Month 2021 Youth Mayors’ Forum, held on Wednesday (Nov.24), at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth. Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (back row, left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Marsha Henry-Martin (back row, second left), also participated in the event.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (back row, fourth from right); State Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (back row, right), share a moment with youth mayors and deputy youth mayors at the Local Government and Community Month 2021 Youth Mayors’ Forum, held on Wednesday (Nov.24), at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth. Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (back row, left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Marsha Henry-Martin (back row, second left), also participated in the event.

Mental Health Of Youth Tested During Pandemic – Minister McKenzie

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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
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Countries Better Placed To Fight COVID-19 This Holiday Season – PAHO

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says member countries are better positioned to counter the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the upcoming holiday season, due to access to vaccines. “We are better off… [than 2020] for one simple reason; we have more tools to protect ourselves from the virus,” she pointed out. Speaking during PAHO’s weekly digital COVID-19...
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Clinical Management Summary for Sunday, November 21, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 102 90,807 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 65 51,651 Males 37 39,153 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 98 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES     Clarendon 8 4,893 Hanover 2 2,936 KSA 23 22,440 Manchester 2 5,951 Portland 1 2,511 St. Ann 12...
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Acting United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Country Representative in Jamaica, Alex Gainer (left), responds to questions from journalists during a media round-table briefing, hosted by the US Embassy at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (November 16). Listening is Director for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the Embassy, Linnisia Wahid.
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US Gov’t Has Provided US$12 Million Towards Jamaica’s COVID-19 Response

Over 1,000 residents of vulnerable communities have benefited from the United States (US) Government’s provision of US$12 million towards Jamaica’s national coronavirus (COVID-19) response since the onset of the pandemic. Acting United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Country Representative in Jamaica, Alex Gainer, said  allocations were earmarked for non-health COVID-19 assistance to the residents. He said these include vouchers...
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