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COVID-19 Update for Sunday, September 5, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 643 71,987 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 396 40,814 Males 247 31,170 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 3 months to 105 years 1 day to 108 years ...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (standing) expresses sincere appreciation to scores of tourism workers during their observation period after taking the vaccine of their choice at the Moon Palace blitz site on Friday, September 3, 2021. He thanked them for playing their part in safeguarding the tourism sector, by taking the lifesaving vaccine.

Over 2,000 Tourism Workers Vaccinated in First Three Days of Vaccination Drive

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), greeting tourism entrepreneur, Joelle Miller, who is waiting to be vaccinated at the Tourism Vaccination Task Force’s COVID-19 Vaccination Blitz, held at Moon Palace in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Friday, September 3. The Minister toured the facilities on the day. Photo: Okoye Henry

Vaccination Blitz for Tourism Workers

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), engages with residents who turned out at the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site at the Tivoli Gardens High School in the constituency, on Thursday (September 2).

PHOTO: Minister McKenzie Visits COVID-19 Vaccination Site In West Kingston

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), talks with citizens awaiting vaccination at the Grange Hill High School in Westmoreland on Thursday ( September 2). He was visiting vaccination sites and engaging in community sensitisation sessions in the parish.

Health Minister Encouraged By Increasing COVID-19 Vaccine Take-Up

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses persons waiting to get the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at Grange Hill High School in Westmoreland on Thursday (September 2). The occasion was a sensitisation tour of communities and visits to vaccination sites in the parish by Ministry officials.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Construction Of Field Hospital In Westmoreland To Begin Shortly

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says work will commence shortly on the construction of a field hospital at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland. He indicated that the contractors have commenced excavation work, adding that “in the next couple of days, [they] will [be] putting in the base material and then, from there, they...

Principal Director, National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Lovette Byfield, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency

5 years ago Gender AffairsHealth & Wellness

Gender-Based Violence Among 2021 Reproductive Health Survey Indicators

Gender-based violence (GBV) is among the key indicators being used in the 2021 Reproductive Health Survey (RHS). This was disclosed by Principal Director of the National Family Planning Board, Lovette Byfield, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Wednesday (September 1). Other indicators include fertility; contraceptive use; knowledge, attitude, and practice,...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Thursday, September 2, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 735 69,789 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 397 39,454 Males 338 30,332 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 12 days to 93 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 61 3,561 Hanover 22 2,297 Kingston & St. Andrew 129 17,889 Manchester...

Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica Dr. Hugh Wong, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Cardiac-ready communities. Photo: Mark Bell

5 years ago Health & Wellness

HFJ Aiming To Create Cardiac-Ready Communities

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), in collaboration with the National Resuscitation Council (NRC), the Jamaica Red Cross and all other resuscitation institutions, has initiated a proposal for 1,000 persons across the island to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Head of Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) at the HFJ, Dr. Hugh Wong, said...

Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a virtual press conference on Wednesday (September 1). Photo: Donald De La Haye

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

MOHW To Get Private-Sector Help In Vaccination Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a strategy to expand and ramp up the national vaccination programme is being developed with the assistance of key stakeholders. The plan, he said, will be put into operation by the Ministry of Health and Wellness in collaboration with the other entities. Noting that increasing the number of vaccinations among the population...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), interacts with youth at the Isaac Barrant Centre of Excellence health facility in St. Thomas, yesterday (September 1), who were waiting to get the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.

5 years ago Coronavirus

Gov’t Looking To Bolster COVID-19 Vaccine Take-Up In Communities

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced plans by the Government to recruit 40 persons in each of the 63 constituencies to assist in driving greater coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine take-up in communities. Mr. Holness said the individuals, who would be vaccinated, will be employed on a temporary basis to work with members of Parliament (MPs) and community leaders,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during a virtual press conference on Wednesday (September 1).

5 years ago Coronavirus

Work-From- Home Arrangement Extended To September 17

The existing work-from-home arrangement stipulated for the public sector due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been extended to September 17, 2021. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a digital press conference on Wednesday (September 1), where he outlined updates on COVID-19 containment measures. “I, again, urge permanent secretaries and heads of agencies to strictly...