Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is appealing to Jamaicans who have already taken the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to become ambassadors in the fight against the virus by encouraging others to also take the jab. He noted that some 700,000 persons have been vaccinated, to date. “You are the ones who have decided to overcome your own personal fears,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), converses with Member of Parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael Phillips, at the Greenvale Community Centre, during a tour of vaccination blitz sites in the parish on Thursday (September 16). In the background (centre) is Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Member of Parliament for Manchester North East, Audley Shaw, converse with Dr. Shonette Blair-Walters, during a stop at the vaccination blitz site at Holmwood Technical High School in Manchester on Thursday (September 16). The Prime Minister visited a number of blitz locations in the parish on the day.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third right), exchanges greetings with representatives of private-sector companies at a ceremony for the receipt of donations valued at $2.4 million under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination Implementation Programme. The function was held at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (September 15). Pictured (from left) are Executive Director of the Health...

Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Kemisha Shaw-Kelly is cautioning vaccinated persons not to interfere with the area of the arm where they were injected. The Medical Officer, who was addressing a Jamaica Information Service virtual COVID-19 Vaccine Sensitisation Session on Monday (September 13), said individuals who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) will experience...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 601 78,590 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 319 44,658 Males 282 33,922 Under Investigation 0 10 AGE RANGE 0 day to 96 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 50 4,125 Hanover 24 2,599 Kingston & St. Andrew 126 19,559 Manchester 46 5,413 Portland 3 2,129 St. Ann 88 5,830...

A 40-bed mobile field hospital, donated by the United States (US) Government, was officially opened at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon on Wednesday (September 15). The US$850,000 facility, which is equipped with a generator, is the second provided by the US for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients.  The other field hospital has been relocated to the Spanish Town Hospital in St....