Medical Officer of Health in St. Thomas, Dr. D’Oyen Smith, has lauded residents in St. Thomas for the critical role they played in helping to ensure that the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the parish was brought under control. The parish, which has seen some 400 cases since the pandemic hit Jamaica in March, experienced an outbreak in late July, but...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is encouraging persons who suspect they may be infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) to first visit the doctor instead of getting tested on their own. “I recognise that many persons are going straight to some facilities to have testing done. They do not have an interaction with a doctor and so what is...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is imploring residents in communities that have been quarantined due to coronavirus (COVID-19) to cooperate with health teams in getting tested for the virus. Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, who made the appeal at the Ministry’s COVID-19 Conversations digital press conference, on November 5, noted that this is the key means of...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that there has been a trending down in the number of new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country over the past month. Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, who made the announcement, noted that based on the epidemiological curve, there was a plateauing in positive cases over the month of...

Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, says an approved coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine could be available for distribution and administration during the first half of 2021. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Thursday (November 5), Dr. Barbosa said this projection is based on the progress of Phase III clinical trials involving 10 vaccine candidates,...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says consideration is being given to lifting the 14-day special area curfew, which was placed on the community of Rae Town in St. Andrew, when the Order expires on November 6. “This community can be deemed a relatively safe space from the virus, so it is likely that we will discontinue...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 47 9,373   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 26 4,241   Females 21 5,125   Under Investigation 0 7   AGE RANGE 10 years  to  74 years 1 day to 104 years               PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 3 466  ...