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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

COVID-19 safeguards will remain pivotal, even after vaccine is identified – PAHO Director

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says coronavirus (COVID-19) safeguards will remain pivotal to curtailing the spread of the disease, even after an approved vaccine has been identified. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (September...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference on Tuesday (September 22).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference on Tuesday (September 22).

Islandwide curfew extended to October 7
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, clarifies a matter while addressing a digital press conference on Tuesday (September 22).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, clarifies a matter while addressing a digital press conference on Tuesday (September 22).

Persons 70 years and older must remain at home
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference on Tuesday (September 22).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference on Tuesday (September 22).

15-Person limit on public gatherings still in effect
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses management and staff of the Seprod Group of Companies in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on September 22. With Minister (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita (left), and Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Richard Pandohie.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses management and staff of the Seprod Group of Companies in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on September 22. With Minister (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita (left), and Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Richard Pandohie.

Health Minister encourages companies not to close if COVID-19 is detected

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Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.
Coronavirus

Consumer Affairs Commission conducting survey of retailed sanitisation and hygiene products

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...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference on Tuesday (September 22).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

First field hospital to be commissioned shortly

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,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, clarifies a matter while addressing a digital press conference on Monday (Sept. 22).
Coronavirus

Gov’t will ensure safety of any future COVID-19 vaccine – PM

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,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, clarifies a matter while addressing a digital press conference on Monday (Sept. 22).
Coronavirus

PM implores greater personal responsibility in halting COVID-19 spread

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… ....
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Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Dr. Kevin Goulbourne.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Caregivers at increased risk of mental health disorders during COVID-19 – Dr. Goulbourne

Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Dr. Kevin Goulbourne, says caregivers are at increased risk of suffering from mental health disorders as a result of the increased demand on their services due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He said that in addition to longer working hours, there is also the fear of...
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