The stay-at-home order for persons 70 years and older remains in place, but they are allowed to leave once per day for food, medicine, exercise and other necessities of life. This restriction forms part of the Government’s efforts to control community spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and to protect the most vulnerable from the virus. “Given the high vulnerability of...

The 15-person limit on public gatherings will remain in place until Tuesday, October 6 as the Government continues its efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), which is now in the community transmission phase. This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who said the number of persons allowed to gather may be further reduced,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has encouraged companies not to close workplaces when the coronavirus (COVID-19) is detected, as the Ministry and international health partners are recommending that cleaning can minimise the spread of the virus. “Remove those who are positive. Stopping your business may be counterproductive. You might have to stop it every day...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has been undertaking a survey of sanitisation and hygiene products retailed islandwide since March, when Jamaica recorded its first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, said approximately 118 locations, including supermarkets and pharmacies, have been visited. “We actually surveyed 54 different products [including] disinfectants, hand sanitisers, antibacterial hand soaps, hydrogen...

The first of four field hospitals being established to provide 152 additional bed spaces to facilitate the treatment of persons with coronavirus (COVID-19) will be commissioned into service shortly. This was announced by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who noted that this initial 40-bed facility, which was provided in collaboration with the United States Government,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government will ensure that any coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine that is made available to Jamaicans is safe. He said that citizens will be able to access any future vaccine free of cost. “Once a vaccine is available [and] we look at it, we study it, and we conclude it is safe,...

As the country grapples with the community transmission phase of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring Jamaicans to exercise greater personal responsibility in helping to slow the spread of the virus. “It is not a fatalistic phase; it’s not a phase in which we say we throw up our hands [and] give up… ....