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COVID-19 Update for Wednesday November 3, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 133 89,349 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 71 50,812 Males 62 38,534 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 8 days to 94 years 1 day to 108 years ...

Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

46 per cent of Latin America and Caribbean vaccinated

PAHO Reports Decline In COVID Infections, Deaths Across Americas

PHOTO: Second Shipment of U.S. Government Donated Pfizer Vaccines Arrive in Jamaica

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BGLC Hosts COVID-19 Vaccine Sensitisation Session For Staff

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COVID-19 Causing Shift In Socio-Economic Profiles Of Caribbean States – CDEMA

Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Elizabeth Riley, says that the protracted nature of the pandemic has caused a radical shift in the socio-economic profiles of Caribbean states. “This has put additional pressure on our social protection systems and I think it taught us quite a lot about the real importance of factoring in human behaviour,...

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Clinical Management Summary for Tuesday, November 2, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 46 89,216 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 27 50,740 Males 19 38,472 Under Investigation 0 4 AGE RANGE 4 months to 89 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 0 4,815 Hanover 1 2,888 KSA 13 22,055 Manchester 0 5,890 Portland 8 2,486 St. Ann...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton ( left), exchanges greetings with Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara (centre) in front of a new ambulance, which was handed over by the Japanese Ambassador during a brief ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston location on Monday (November 1). At right is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Alwyn Miller. The ambulance, which will be dispatched to the Mandeville Regional Hospital, was procured through grant funding of US$84,158 under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots and Human Security Grant Programme. This donation by the Japanese Government serves to further boost Jamaica’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response mechanism.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Minister Of Health Receives Ambulance From Japan Ambassador For Mandeville Regional Hospital

Chief of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Secretariat for the Americas, Raul Salazar (left), addresses the Regional Action Plan Technical Session at the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on November 2. Seated at right is the Deputy Chief of the Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, UNDRR, Nahuel Arenas Garcia.

4 years ago Coronavirus

COVID-19 Embraced In Planning And Execution Of Regional Platform

The effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have been embraced in the planning and execution of the Seventh Regional Platform instead of being viewed as obstacles, says the Chief of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Secretariat for the Americas, Raul Salazar. He told JIS News that discussions were held with the Government of Jamaica, hosts of...

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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Monday, November 1, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 47 89,170 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 21 50,713 Males 26 38,453 Under Investigation 0 4 AGE RANGE 42 days to 96 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 1 4,815 Hanover 5 2,887 Kingston & St. Andrew 11 22,042 Manchester 3 5,890 Portland 0 2,478 St....

4 years ago COVID-19 Vaccination

Some 500,000 Vaccines to Arrive this Week • 185,000 AstraZeneca expires and will be discarded

Jamaica’s supply of COVID-19 vaccines will increase by over half a million doses over the next few days. This comes as some 369,000 doses of AstraZeneca arrived in the island on Monday (November 1) at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. These vaccines are a gift from the Government and People of Canada. Another 204,000 doses of Pfizer is...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

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Authorised System Launched For Fully Vaccinated Persons To Purchase Football Match Tickets

An authorised system was launched today (November 1) to facilitate fully vaccinated persons going online to purchase tickets to attend the Jamaica World Cup qualifying game against the United States at the National Stadium, in Kingston, on November 16. The Government has given approval for 5,000 fully vaccinated spectators to attend the game. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development,...