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Five More Recoveries, No New Cases

Five more COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been released from care as at Sunday (July 12). Recoveries now stand at 620 (81.8% Recovery Rate). At the same time, no new cases of COVID-19 were recorded today. The island’s cumulative...
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Five new COVID-19 cases, 10 more recoveries for Jamaica
Immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North (RCSAN), Ann-Marie Curtis (fourth left) presents Chief Executive Officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies, Mr. Kevin Alllen (fourth right), with face shields which were a part of a donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that was recently handed over by the club to the hospital, to assist in the fight against COVID-19. Also present were (from left): RCSAN Director of Projects, Ainsley Harris; RCSAN Director of Foundation, Joscelyn Jolly; RCSAN Past President, Lori Chuck; Senior Director, Nursing Administration UHWI, Mrs. Helena Thomson; Consultant, Occupational Health UHWI, Dr Sharon East-Miles and Executive Director of the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas.
Immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North (RCSAN), Ann-Marie Curtis (fourth left) presents Chief Executive Officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies, Mr. Kevin Alllen (fourth right), with face shields which were a part of a donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that was recently handed over by the club to the hospital, to assist in the fight against COVID-19. Also present were (from left): RCSAN Director of Projects, Ainsley Harris; RCSAN Director of Foundation, Joscelyn Jolly; RCSAN Past President, Lori Chuck; Senior Director, Nursing Administration UHWI, Mrs. Helena Thomson; Consultant, Occupational Health UHWI, Dr Sharon East-Miles and Executive Director of the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas.

UHWI Receives PPE From Rotary Club of St. Andrew North
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses health care workers at the Norwood Basic School in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (July 10) prior to a coronavirus (COVID-19) sensitization walk in the community.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses health care workers at the Norwood Basic School in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (July 10) prior to a coronavirus (COVID-19) sensitization walk in the community.

Ministry of Health and Wellness Stages Sensitisation Walk in Norwood
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Two New Recoveries, No New COVID-19 Cases

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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (FILE)
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TEF To Provide 500 COVID-19 Protective Kits For Small Properties

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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham. (FILE Photo)
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Residents In Westmoreland Encouraged To Continue The COVID-19 Fight

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Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, addresses the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, in Falmouth, on Thursday (July 9).
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Mayor Commends Health Ministry

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the weekly virtual COVID Conversation press briefing from the Ministry’s head office in New Kingston on Thursday (July 9).
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Two New Positive COVID-19 Cases

Jamaica has recorded two more positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 753, to date. “The new cases include one male and one female, aged 44 and 55 years (respectively). One case is a tourist who stayed in St. Ann and was repatriated. The other is a Jamaican citizen of a...
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