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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 25.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 25.

COVID-19 Containment Measures Extended to Feb. 10

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the current coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures have been extended for a further two weeks until February 10, 2022. Mr. Holness made the announcement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on...
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

PAHO Sets Goal Of 70 Per Cent Vaccination Rate By Mid-2022
Government Senator, Don Wehby, addressing the recent sitting of the Upper House.
Government Senator, Don Wehby, addressing the recent sitting of the Upper House.

Senator Wehby Commends Government’s Prudent Fiscal Management
Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a recent COVID conversations digital press conference.
Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a recent COVID conversations digital press conference.

CMO Says Measures In Place To Reach Persons Who Need Care
Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles (right), makes a point to Public Relations Manager, Huawei Technologies Jamaica, Jesse Zhao (second left), during Thursday’s (January 20) presentation of 50 food packages by Huawai Technologies Jamaica, for distribution to front-line workers at the Bustamante Hospital for Children and the National Chest Hospital in Kingston. Looking on are Chief Executive Officer, National Chest Hospital, Dwayne Francis (left); Chief Executive Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Camille Wallen-Panton. The packages were handed over during a ceremony at the Bustamante Hospital for Children.
Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles (right), makes a point to Public Relations Manager, Huawei Technologies Jamaica, Jesse Zhao (second left), during Thursday’s (January 20) presentation of 50 food packages by Huawai Technologies Jamaica, for distribution to front-line workers at the Bustamante Hospital for Children and the National Chest Hospital in Kingston. Looking on are Chief Executive Officer, National Chest Hospital, Dwayne Francis (left); Chief Executive Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Camille Wallen-Panton. The packages were handed over during a ceremony at the Bustamante Hospital for Children.

Food Packages Donated for Front-line Workers

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Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, at a recent virtual COVID Conversations press briefing.
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COVID-19 In 75 Per Cent Of Communities Islandwide

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is reporting that the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is now in 75 per cent of communities across the island, with 828 hospital admissions. Addressing a COVID Conversations Digital Press Conference held on January 20, the CMO said over the past two weeks the number of deaths has been climbing and warned that...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), displays some of the medical items donated to Jamaica by the Federal Republic of Germany, at the National Health Fund (NHF) site, on Marcus Garvey Drive in St. Andrew, on January 18. Others (from left) are Adviser to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse; PAHO Representative in Jamaica, Ian Stein, and Chargé d’Affaires at the German Embassy in Jamaica, Frank Bernhardt.
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Germany Donates Equipment To Fight COVID-19

Jamaica’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been boosted by a donation of medical equipment from the Federal Republic of Germany, valued at more than $43 million. This was made possible through a collaboration involving the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). About half a million non-sterile surgical masks are being delivered to healthcare workers islandwide, along with 300 long-range...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at the National Health Fund (NHF) Marcus Garvey Drive facility in St. Andrew, today Tuesday (January 18).
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Emergency Care Services Now The Focus At Hospitals

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says with more than 700 beds occupied in public hospitals by coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, the priority is to save lives. Speaking with reporters at the National Health Fund (NHF) Marcus Garvey facility in St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 18), the Minister said persons with chronic illnesses have also brought added...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official opening and naming ceremony for the new headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, located at 2 Port Royal Street, downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (January 19). The new headquarters was named in honour of the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer. (FILE)
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Jamaicans Must Take Greater Responsibility To Protect Themselves From COVID-19 – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is once again calling on Jamaicans to take greater personal responsibility to protect themselves from the coronavirus (COVID-19). Addressing the official opening of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade’s new headquarters in downtown Kingston on January 19, Mr. Holness urged Jamaicans to adhere to the measures that have been implemented under...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
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PAHO Recommends Rapid Antigen Testing

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is recommending that member countries prioritise rapid antigen testing for persons experiencing coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms and who are at risk of spreading the virus. Speaking during PAHO’s weekly digital COVID-19 media briefing on Wednesday (January 19), Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said the recommendation comes against the background of surging COVID-19 cases across the region,...
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