Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says there will be no let-up in the Government’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), even with the encouraging news that vaccines are now being distributed in both the United States and Great Britain. He said that Jamaica cannot afford to relax its health and safety guidelines, especially since the vaccines might...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that all office parties related to the Government or its agencies and departments are prohibited, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He made the announcement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 15. The Prime Minister informed that the Cabinet Secretary has written to all Permanent Secretaries, who will...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced tighter curfew hours for the parish of Westmoreland, effective Wednesday (December 16). The new curfew hours are 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily until December 31. In addition, the general gathering limit for public places is being reduced from 15 to 10 persons; the maximum number of persons remains at 15,...

In the nine months since Jamaica recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on March 10, the country now has 11,875 cases of the disease. This is according to a daily cumulative report for December 14, 2020 that is generated by the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW). Over the period, there were...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Westmoreland could experience tighter restrictions in short order, as the rate of positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been spiking in the parish over the past few weeks. To date, Westmoreland has up to 541 confirmed cases, 22 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths and 91 current active cases. In addition,...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness and the South East Regional Health Authority are working to contain the spread of COVID-19 at the Bellevue Hospital, following the recent discovery of a cluster of cases at the institution. Up to the weekend, 21 of 29 patients tested and two of 23 staff members tested had returned positive results for COVID-19. The...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 82 11,792 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Males 42 5,379 Females 40 6,411 Under Investigation 0 2 AGE RANGE 3 years to 90 years 1 day to 104 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 3 532 Hanover 1 267 Kingston & St. Andrew 20 3,731 Manchester 2 476...