The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to remind members of the public that if they develop mild flu-like symptoms they are to remain at home and monitor themselves, while observing the infection prevention and control measures. If symptoms worsen or persist beyond three days, then medical advice should be sought from a private doctor, a health centre or the...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says to date a total of 954 of 983 primary and high schools have been approved as COVID-19-compliant by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. “This means there has been a physical reinspection of our schools for COVID and non-COVID issues,” Mrs. Williams said, during the sitting of the House of Representatives...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the current coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures have been extended for a further two weeks until January 27, 2022. Mr. Holness made the announcement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on January 11. “This means that the curfew hours will remain from 10:00 p.m. nightly to 5:00 a.m. the following morning,...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information continues measures to increase take-up of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine among students, including staging blitzes at schools, says portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. “We work on the ground with the regional health authorities to get the vaccination events and blitzes up and working in our schools and we are going to continue to...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, said that Jamaica could reach the peak week of the fourth wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) by the end of January/early February. She said the projections from the Ministry of Health and Wellness are that the country could see as many as 11,500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 during that peak week. “We are...

With the resumption of face-to-face classes, the Westmoreland Health Department is appealing to school administrators and parents to be on the lookout for symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HMFD) among children. The Health Department said that while there is no outbreak of the disease in the parish, there have been 12 reported cases of the viral illness across...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is again assuring that the Government will no longer be resorting to lockdowns as part of strategies to contain coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission. He reiterated this position while fielding questions from journalists during a digital press conference on Sunday (January 9). “I know there is great tension in the air. [But] I have been...