As at Friday (June 5), Jamaica has recorded 17 more recoveries. This brings the total number of patients, who have recovered from COVID-19 and have been released from isolation to 385. The country’s recovery rate now stands at 64.7%. In the meantime, four new samples have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 595. All four...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on Friday (June 5), officially opened the $329-million Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) High-Dependency Unit (HDU) building at the St. Ann's Bay Hospital. The new facility, made possible through funding by the European Union (EU), will improve the quality of care available for scores of critically ill...

A total of 13,813 coronavirus (COVID-19) tests have been conducted in Jamaica, to date, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. "Our testing numbers have gone up and have been up fairly significantly," he said. He noted that 199 samples were tested over the last 24 hours, two of which were repeat samples. Of the total tests...

Food entrepreneurs, including restaurateurs, are being encouraged to modify their business model in order to stay afloat as patrons shift their dining habits due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Senior Food Technologist, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Treanna Lindo, said that reshaping processes is crucial to surviving the impact of the pandemic. “Shifting your business model could mean offering takeout or...

Eight healthcare professionals have so far tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. "As of June 4, 455 tests have been done on our healthcare workers and eight have returned positive results," he said, on Thursday (June 4), during the COVID-19 virtual press briefing at the Ministry, in Kingston. Additionally,...

A total of 204 nursing homes islandwide have been inspected to date, with 98 deemed satisfactory in meeting the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention guidelines and protocols. This was disclosed by portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, during his weekly virtual ‘COVID Conversations’ briefing on Thursday (June 4) at the Ministry's office in Kingston. He said...

The Government has reported that all 2,320 persons who have returned to Jamaica under the controlled re-entry programme since April 29, 2020, have been tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19). To date, 58 of these persons have tested positive for COVID-19. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave this update during a digital press conference at the...