Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has announced that field hospitals have been activated to increase the number of beds available for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. Dr. Tufton said the provision of more beds is critical, as the occupancy rate at hospitals for COVID-19 patients is increasing. The country recently reported an increase in the daily...

Curfew hours have been tightened further in the Government of Jamaica’s latest response to the continued rapid increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and hospitalisations in the country. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness made the announcement in a virtual press conference on Monday (09 August). Beginning Wednesday (August 11) until Tuesday (August 31), the new curfew hours will be...

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), speaks to Executive Director of the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), Caron Chung, about the personal protective equipment (PPE) donated by the AFJ to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). The items, valued at more than US$90,000, were handed over during a ceremony held at...

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  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 379 54,859 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 232 30,741 Males 147 24,115 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 4 months to 91 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 7 2,859 Hanover 30 1,602 KSA 69 14,998 Manchester 36 3,413 Portland 3 1,625 St. Ann...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is appealing for continued adherence to the coronavirus (COVID-19) health and safety measures during the Independence period. “I really want to encourage persons that for this holiday Independence weekend that they really stay home and celebrate at home with their family because with our reproductive rate...

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