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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham. (FILE Photo)
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham. (FILE Photo)

Westmoreland Citizens Urged To Maintain Physical Distancing At Funerals

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is imploring citizens to be mindful of physical distancing rules when planning funerals in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). No more than 50 persons are allowed at...
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Jamaica Records 5 New Imported Cases of COVID-19
(FILE) Grade-11 Maths Teacher at the William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny, Ronald Beckford (right), holds revision classes with students on Monday (June 8).
(FILE) Grade-11 Maths Teacher at the William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny, Ronald Beckford (right), holds revision classes with students on Monday (June 8).

William Knibb High Places Emphasis On Mental Health Of Students
Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Sandra Chambers (left), examines one of the face shields donated by Citizens Response Jamaica. The entity handed over 1,000 face shields to SERHA at a ceremony held on June 16 at Blue Dot Insights, in Kingston. Sharing the moment are members of Citizens Response Jamaica, Kriston Kong (centre) and Shane Smith. Citizens Response Jamaica was born out of a shared goal of contributing to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Sandra Chambers (left), examines one of the face shields donated by Citizens Response Jamaica. The entity handed over 1,000 face shields to SERHA at a ceremony held on June 16 at Blue Dot Insights, in Kingston. Sharing the moment are members of Citizens Response Jamaica, Kriston Kong (centre) and Shane Smith. Citizens Response Jamaica was born out of a shared goal of contributing to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

PHOTOS: SERHA Receives Face Shields
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham. (FILE Photo)
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham. (FILE Photo)

Medical Officer Of Health Implores Citizens To Wear Masks Properly

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Red Cap porters based at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, await the arrival of travellers outside the departure lounge as the airport reopened for international travel on Monday (June 15).
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Red Cap Porters Elated At Reopening Of Sangster Airport

Red Cap porters at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, were visibly elated on Monday (June 15) as the airport resumed operations after a near three-month closure of the country’s borders due to the coronavirus (COVID 19). The airport welcomed six flights Monday, with a mixture of 523 Jamaican nationals and stopover visitors. The Red Cap porters...
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Public Gardens Resume Operations

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is advising that public gardens under its control are now open with effect from June 17. These are Castleton Botanical Gardens in St Mary, Cinchona Botanical Gardens in St Andrew, Bath Botanical in St Thomas, and Hope Botanical Gardens as well as Hope Zoo in Kingston. The opening follows a declaration made...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), looks at pieces of equipment donated by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), during a handover ceremony on Tuesday (June 16), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices in St. Andrew. Looking on (from left) are United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie; and Representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to Jamaica, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi.
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PAHO, USAID Support Jamaica’s COVID-19 Response

Jamaica has received a donation of emergency equipment from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to boost the country’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response. The donation is part of a US$700, 000 COVID-19 support programme to enhance Jamaica’s capacity to prevent, detect, monitor and control outbreaks of the virus, as well as improve...
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No New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases; 19 More Recoveries

As at Tuesday (June 16), Jamaica recorded no new COVID-19 cases. The total number of confirmed cases for the island remains at 621. At the same time, 19 more patients have recovered and have been released from care, bringing the total number of recoveries to 449. The island’s recovery rate is now 72.3%. There are 120 imported cases with 219...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left); and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (right), display signed agreements formalising the Government of Japan’s provision of approximately $262 million (¥200 million) in grant aid, to boost the Administration’s national coronavirus response. Sharing the moment is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. The signing took place at the Finance Ministry in Kingston, on Tuesday (June 16).
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Jamaica Gets $262 Million Grant From Japan To Purchase Medical Supplies

The Government has received approximately $262 million (¥200 million) in grant aid from Japan to purchase much-needed medical equipment and supplies in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Among these items are: bedside X-ray machines and monitors; X-ray protection screens and aprons; ultrasound scanners; and defibrillators. The grant is being provided through the Japanese Government’s Economic and Social Development Programme....
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Medical Doctor and blood donor organiser at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Dr. Danielle Levy (left), presents a trophy to Vice Principal, Immaculate Conception High School, Patricia Castriota, at the World Blood Donor Day awards ceremony held on Monday (June 15) at the NBTS’s Slipe Pen Road address, Kingston.
Health & Wellness

Online Appointment System For Blood Drives

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) now has an online appointment system to coordinate its blood drive activities. Medical Doctor, National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), Danielle Levy, said the online system is one of several measures put in place to facilitate social distancing. She was speaking with JIS News at the World Blood Donor Day awards ceremony held on Monday...
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Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (left), joins Director of the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), Dr. Michelle Hamilton (centre), and Acting Director, National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Dr. Alisha Tucker, in cutting a cake at the World Blood Donor Day awards ceremony held ​on Monday (June 15), at the NBTS
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Blood Donation Safe During COVID-19 – Dr. Bisasor-Mckenzie

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is calling for more Jamaicans to donate blood in order to ensure adequate supply of blood and blood products for life-saving interventions. She is assuring that the process is safe even as the country grapples with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), in these times, has put in place...
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