Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has reiterated calls for Jamaicans to be more responsible in adhering to the infection prevention and control measures put in place to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Following a sharp increase in the COVID-19 cases, Mr. Holness warned that complacency could erode the success gained in controlling the virus, which...

 

   

Regrettably, in the last 24 hours a 13th COVID-19 patient has died. The deceased is an 88-year-old female from Clarendon, who was admitted to a public health facility in the parish on Tuesday, August 4. Confirmation of her COVID-19 positive status came today. The mode of transmission is currently under investigation.  At the same time, 29 new samples have tested...

Regrettably, as at Friday (August 7), a 13th COVID-19 patient has died. The deceased is an 88-year-old female from Clarendon, who was admitted to a public health facility in the parish on Tuesday, August 4. Confirmation of her COVID-19 positive status came today. The mode of transmission is currently under investigation. At the same time, 29 new samples have tested...

Regional Medical Epidemiologist for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Maung Aung, says the Government must be credited for introducing legislation to ban smoking in public places, noting that the measure has helped to slow lung cancer-related deaths in Jamaica. Dr. Aung, who was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s Regional Office in...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says no case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been recorded in the country’s penal system. “We have not had any case of COVID in those institutions and I suspect that this is because of the protocols that we have in place, the alertness of those who are involved and the...