NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   NOTES Confirmed Cases 27 15,462   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 9 6,969   Females 17 8,486   Under Investigation 1 7   AGE RANGE 2 days to 88 years  1 day to 104 years           PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 2 827   Hanover...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. The Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), is surrounded by placard-bearing Community Health Aides in the Mandeville town square on Wednesday, January 27, as he took the ‘Mask Up Before You Talk Up’ message to the residents, following the recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Manchester.

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   Confirmed Cases 194 15,435   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 78 8,468   Females 114 6,961   Under Investigation 2 6   AGE RANGE 2 days to 88 years  1 day to 104 years           PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 14 826   Hanover 6...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a Cabinet committee is being established to review the Government’s implementation of recommendations contained in the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force report. The task force was convened by Mr. Holness to assist in piloting Jamaica’s recovery from the economic fallout resulting from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Prime Minister said that...

The travel restrictions applicable for the United Kingdom remain in place until February 28, 2021. The move is part of the prevention and containment strategies being employed by the Government to deal with the new strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “We continue to monitor developments relating to the United Kingdom variant of the virus,” Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...

Public passenger buses will now be allowed to carry a limited number of standing passengers based on the seating capacity of the bus. The measure becomes effective February 1, 2021. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 26), where he announced revised coronavirus (COVID-19) measures. “For buses, we are...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that effective February 1, churches will be allowed to host small funeral services. Speaking in the House of Representatives on January 26, Mr. Holness said no more than 10 family members and five officiating Ministers should be accommodated in the church during the service. “We are not allowing mass open-ended funerals,...