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...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   NOTES Confirmed Cases 60 49,795   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Females 31 27,842   Males 29 21,950   Under Investigation 0 3   AGE RANGE 10 months to 90 years 1 day to 108 years             PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 3 2,709...

The May Pen Hospital in Clarendon has received two additional defibrillators at a cost of $500,000, through a kind gesture by Chairman of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Hon. William “Billy” Shagoury. Mr. Shagoury, who is retiring as Chairman of the AAJ, asked that funds set aside for his send-off celebration be used to equip the hospital with vital...

Five additional National Health Fund (NHF) Drug Serv pharmacies across the island have been certified to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Standard by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ). These locations are the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston; Spanish Town Hospital, St. Catherine; May Pen Hospital, Clarendon; St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, St. Ann and the St. James...

Custos of Clarendon, Hon. William Shagoury, has donated medical supplies and equipment valued at some $12 million to the May Pen and Lionel Town hospitals. The donation, which is in support of the coronavirus (COVID-19) response, includes 800 N95 masks, hospital gowns, adult scale, oxymeters, blood pressure monitors, dental shields, temperature machines, three defibrillators, 40 gallons of paint, among other...

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...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   NOTES Confirmed Cases 44 49,712   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Females 31 27,796   Males 13 21,913   Under Investigation 0 3   AGE RANGE 4 years to 83 years 1 day to 108 years             PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 6 2,706...

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...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 61 49,668 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 33 27,765 Males 28 21,900 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 86 years 1 day to 108 years     PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 3 2,700 Hanover 0 1340 Kingston & St. Andrew 18 13,756 Manchester 1 2,976 Portland...