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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Sunday, June 13, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 79 49,356 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 42 27,601 Males 37 21,752 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 89 days to 79 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW...
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COVID-19 Update for Saturday, June 12, 2021
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaking at the COVID Conversations digital press conference held on Thursday (June 10). Seated beside him is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaking at the COVID Conversations digital press conference held on Thursday (June 10). Seated beside him is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

COVID Measures Could Be Further Relaxed If Indicators Improve – MOH
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

PM Appeals For Greater Take-Up Of Vaccine By Educators
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks at the virtual COVID Conversations press conference, held on Thursday (June 10). With the Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks at the virtual COVID Conversations press conference, held on Thursday (June 10). With the Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

Vaccinated Persons Must Quarantine If They Show Signs Of Having COVID-19

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks at the virtual COVID Conversations press conference, held on Thursday (June 10). With the Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
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First Shipment Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine In August

Jamaica is expected to receive its first shipment of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in August. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave this update during the COVID Conversations and digital press conference, held virtually on Thursday (June 10). “We continue to work to get additional vaccines. You may have heard that we have...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the virtual COVID Conversations press conference held on Thursday (June 10).
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28,355 Persons Receive Second Dose Of Vaccine

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says up to Wednesday (June 9), 28,355 persons had received the second dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) AstraZeneca vaccine. Jamaica has now completed 13 weeks of vaccination and as at June 9, some 161,850 persons had received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine islandwide. This represents approximately eight per cent...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond Mckenzie, addressing Tuesday
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PM To Receive Report On DRMA Breaches By Rick’s Café Next Week

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expected to receive a report next week on the breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) by operators of Rick’s Café in Negril. Since March 2020, the Government has employed the DRMA as the primary legislative tool to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond...
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