Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a three-week extension to the measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act. The orders will now expire on May 4, 2021. Speaking on Tuesday (April 13) in Parliament, Prime Minister Holness noted that the infection prevention and control measures that the Government has implemented have significantly contributed to a decline in the estimated reproductive...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has appealed to countries with stocks of vaccines that they will not utilize before the expiry date, to make them available to other countries like Jamaica, that will rapidly use them to inoculate the population. “To those countries that have the supplies that they may not be able to utilize before the expiration date because of...

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis, is dismissing assertions that the AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine has a negative effect on the fertility of men. She said there is no evidence that the vaccine affects the erectile function of men or reduces sperm count. Dr. Ennis, who was addressing a virtual media sensitisation...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is encouraging persons who have taken the COVID-19 vaccine to continue observing all the health protocols. According to Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry, Dr. Melody Ennis, when persons have taken the two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine they are protected from severe illness, hospitalisation and death, but they can pass on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced the extension of the coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act until May 4. Among these is the stay-at-home order for persons 60 and over and the work-from-home directive for public-sector workers. “Permanent Secretaries and heads of agencies are directed to ensure that only persons who work in...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 130 43,054 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 70 24,094 Males 60 18,957 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 year to 94 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 8 2,375 Hanover 0 1,185 KSA 53 12,315 Manchester 1 2,553 Portland 5 1,394 St....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the weekend curfews imposed as part of measures to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will be extended, but the hours will be modified. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 13), Mr. Holness said that the measures that were implemented three weeks ago have been successful...