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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Wednesday, June 30, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL  NOTES Confirmed Cases 42 50,166 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 21 28,057 Males 21 22,106 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 9 years to 82 years 1 day to 108 years   PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES...
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left) and Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Gary Rowe (right), look at a piece of medical equipment, which was among medical and sanitation items donated to the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) by the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Caribbean Regional Office. Looking on is Chargé d
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left) and Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Gary Rowe (right), look at a piece of medical equipment, which was among medical and sanitation items donated to the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) by the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Caribbean Regional Office. Looking on is Chargé d'Affaires at the United States (US) Embassy in Jamaica, John McIntyre, who handed over the items at the Ministry of National Security in St. Andrew on Tuesday (June 29).

DCS Receives Medical, Sanitation Supplies From Centers For Disease Control
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, welcomes the arrival of 65,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines, donated by the Government of Mexico, at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Wednesday (June 30). Joining him (from second left) are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Executive Director, Mexican Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AMEXCID), Dr. Laura Elena Carrillo Cubillas; and Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan Jose Gonzalez.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, welcomes the arrival of 65,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines, donated by the Government of Mexico, at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Wednesday (June 30). Joining him (from second left) are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Executive Director, Mexican Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AMEXCID), Dr. Laura Elena Carrillo Cubillas; and Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan Jose Gonzalez.

Vaccine From Mexico To Facilitate Second-Dose Blitz This Weekend
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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COVID-19 Update for Sunday, June 27, 2021

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COVID-19 Update for Thursday, June 24, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 68 49,909 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 45 27,916 Males 23 21,990 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 year to 94 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 4 2,715 Hanover 5 1,348 Kingston & St. Andrew 8 13,802 Manchester...
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COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, June 23, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 46 49,841 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 29 27,871 Males 17 21,967 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 year to 91 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 2 2,711 Hanover 0 1,343 Kingston & St. Andrew 18 13,794 Manchester...
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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on June 22.
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COVID-19 Measures Adjusted

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (June 22), announced adjustments to the measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Effective Thursday, June 24, the Order will be modified to phase in new measures for places of worship and cinemas. “We will modify the restriction on the maximum number of persons allowed to be physically...
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(FILE) Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie addresses the Ministry of Health and Wellness’s virtual COVID Conversations press briefing, recently.
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Health Ministry Issues Warning About Delta And Other COVID-19 Variants

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising Jamaicans travelling overseas to observe strict safety protocols to prevent importation of the Delta and other variants of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Some COVID-19 variants allow the virus to spread more easily or make it resistant to treatments or vaccines. Most commonly reported symptoms of the Delta variant of COVID-19, first identified in...
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No Vaccination on Monday and Tuesday

Additional Supplies to Arrive this Week with full resumption for all Second Dosers by weekend The Ministry of Health & Wellness has advised that no vaccines will be administered on Monday and Tuesday, June 21 and 22, 2021.  Persons with second dose due on these two days are asked not to visit any vaccination centre, but to await contact from...
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