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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), touches a box with medical supplies donated by the Government of Korea, on Tuesday (November 17), at the Ministry in New Kingston. Sharing the moment are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and Charge d’Affaires, Republic of Korea, Lim Baejin.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), touches a box with medical supplies donated by the Government of Korea, on Tuesday (November 17), at the Ministry in New Kingston. Sharing the moment are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and Charge d’Affaires, Republic of Korea, Lim Baejin.

Republic Of Korea Donates Testing Kits To Fight COVID-19

The Government of the Republic of Korea has donated US$300,000 in testing kits geared towards Jamaica’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). The supplies are Kogene Biotech: PowerChek SARS-CoV-2 Real-time PCR Kits for 20,000 tests and AddPrep Viral Nucleic Acid Extraction...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right); and Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Paul Muschett, looking at the design plans for the field hospital being constructed at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, when they attended the ground-​breaking and contract signing on September 25.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right); and Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Paul Muschett, looking at the design plans for the field hospital being constructed at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, when they attended the ground-​breaking and contract signing on September 25.

Field Hospital In Trelawny To Play Critical Role In Public Healthcare
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham. (File Photo)
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham. (File Photo)

Illegal Parties Increase Risk Of COVID-19 Spread In Westmoreland
Acting Director of Nursing Services at the Princess Margaret Hospital​, Nadine Anderson-Lawrence (right), attends to a patient, assisted by Nurse Shantol Ashley-Bell.​
Acting Director of Nursing Services at the Princess Margaret Hospital​, Nadine Anderson-Lawrence (right), attends to a patient, assisted by Nurse Shantol Ashley-Bell.​

Dr. Tufton Hails Role Of Nurses In Diabetes Care
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton.

Jamaicans Need To Engage In Healthy Lifestyles To Reduce Diabetes – Health Minister

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Extension of Measures Under the Disaster Risk Management Act

A number of the existing measures to control the spread of COVID-19, which expired on November 16, 2020 under the Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) (No. 15) Order, 2020, are being extended through an amendment to the Order. The islandwide curfew time will remain at 9 pm – 5 am each day, continuing from 9 pm Monday November 16, until...
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham. (File Photo)
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Don’t Use Antibiotics To Treat Viral Illnesses – Dr. Graham

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is imploring citizens not to use antibiotics to treat viral illnesses such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) and influenza (flu), as doing so could make the body antibiotic resistant. She was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation at the entity’s location in Savanna-la-Mar on November 12. “Influenza and COVID-19...
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Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector for St. James, Nadia Burgess. (File Photo)
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St. James Health Department Tackles Increase In Aedes Index

The St. James Health Department is intensifying its vector-control activities to address an increase in the parish’s Aedes index to 25.6 per cent in October up from 13.2 per cent in September. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on November 12, Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector for St....
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for November 15, 2020

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 45 9,929 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Males 22 4,499 Females 22 5,426 Under Investigation 1 4 AGE RANGE 3 years to 90 years 1 day to 104  years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 1 472 Hanover 2 181 Kingston & St. Andrew 13 3,408 Manchester 0 397...
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Supervisor of the Monitoring Unit, Policy Planning and Evaluation Division, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Wayne Grant.
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CPFSA Ensuring Sustained Monitoring Of Child Care Facilities’ Operations During COVID-19

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) continues to ensure that all State and privately operated child care facilities are adequately monitored, amidst the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is being done through the Monitoring Unit of the CPFSA’s Policy Planning and Evaluation Division. The Unit’s Supervisor, Wayne Grant, told JIS News that their engagements also include monitoring youngsters...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), greets Pastor of the Constant Spring Road Church of God in Kingston, Reverend W. George Lewis. The occasion was the International Men’s Day service held at the church on Sunday (November 15).
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Men Urged To Wear Masks To Safeguard Their Health Against COVID-19

Men are being urged to develop and engage in healthy lifestyle practices in order to improve their physical and mental wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This urging comes from State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. He was speaking at an International Men’s Day (IMD) church service on Sunday (November 15) at...
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