In keeping with the curfew hours issued under the Disaster Risk Management Act, the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) wishes to advise the public of the adjusted visiting hours on Saturdays, April 3 & 10, 2021 at hospitals in the Region. These are as follow: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Princess Margaret Hospital, St. Thomas 9:00 a.m. to 11:00...

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, says the country’s recent coronavirus (COVID-19) numbers suggest that there is a plateauing in the cases of new infections. “The eighth of March we saw what looked like a peak. It is too early to say really that we are going down in terms of the number of cases; what it appears is...

Jamaica has secured more vaccines, which should start arriving in the island as early as this weekend. “This is really good news,” said Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who made the disclosure at a virtual press conference on April 1. “We have 75,000 doses of AstraZeneca from the African Medical Support Platform (AMSP) and that...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL    NOTES   Confirmed Cases 306 39,543 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 154 22,200 Males 146 17,334 Under Investigation 6 9 AGE RANGE 4 months to 98 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 16 2,211 Hanover 4 1,118 KSA 129 11,285 Manchester 3 2,361 Portland 0...

The Government’s second coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination Blitz is to be held this Saturday (April 3), at the National Arena, in St. Andrew. The blitz is the mass vaccination plan being implemented by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to vaccinate 1,000 persons in a day at a single location. Persons now being targeted for vaccination islandwide are those aged 75...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the entity is working with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to explore ways to expand member countries’ access to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. These, she said, include encouraging countries from the region and beyond to share doses they are not or will not be using, noting...

Regional Director of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent, says the region continues to exceed its daily COVID-19 vaccination targets. He noted that the region had a target of 3,120 persons on March 24, which has since been surpassed by 54 per cent, with some 4,780 vaccinated on that day. Mr. Bent was speaking to JIS News subsequent...