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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), updates the media on action taken to quarantine the Seven and Eight Miles communities in St. Andrew to halt the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), at a press briefing, on Friday (March 13), at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. With the Prime Minister are Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), updates the media on action taken to quarantine the Seven and Eight Miles communities in St. Andrew to halt the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), at a press briefing, on Friday (March 13), at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. With the Prime Minister are Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

Seven And Eight Miles Communities Under Quarantine

The Seven and Eight Miles communities of Bull Bay in St. Andrew have been placed under quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). This follows a Declaration Order by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, designating the...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the media at a press conference, held at Jamaica House, on Thursday (March 12).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the media at a press conference, held at Jamaica House, on Thursday (March 12).

TAJ Extends Deadline For Filing Tax Returns
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Ministry Closes Cultural, Sport Facilities in Light of COVID-19
Principal Medical Officer, National Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr.
Principal Medical Officer, National Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr.

Churchgoers Should Practise Social Distancing
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), speaks at a special meeting to discuss the response of the Ministry, agencies and municipal corporations to the coronavirus (COVID-19), on March 13, at the Ministry in Kingston. With the Minister are Director of Health Promotion and Protection, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence; and Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), speaks at a special meeting to discuss the response of the Ministry, agencies and municipal corporations to the coronavirus (COVID-19), on March 13, at the Ministry in Kingston. With the Minister are Director of Health Promotion and Protection, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence; and Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford.

Access To Infirmaries Restricted

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), speaks at a meeting with stakeholders in western Jamaica, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on Friday (March 13). Listening (from left) are Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin; and Regional Technical Director, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Dianne Campbell Stennett.
Coronavirus

Government Taking Steps To Contain Community Spread Of COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, says the Government is taking the necessary steps to contain “community spread” of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), following two confirmed cases via local transmission, early today (March 13). Jamaica now has eight confirmed cases of the virus, with six of those cases being imported. “We anticipate that community spread is evitable,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, making a statement in the House of Representatives on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), on Thursday (March 12).
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Health Minister Says There Is An Adequate Supply Of Protective Equipment

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says there is an adequate supply of protective equipment in inventory for frontline medical staff. Healthcare workers rely on personal protective equipment to safeguard themselves and their patients from being infected and infecting others. “To the extent that there may be cases where persons feel exposed, either because they have...
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Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Persons Warned Not To Mix Household Chemicals

The Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) is warning members of the public to desist from mixing household chemicals to create sanitising agents. In an interview with JIS News, Poison Information Coordinator, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, said it has come to the attention of her office that persons have been mixing cleaning agents in an effort to make them stronger and more effective...
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CoronavirusHealth & WellnessTransport

Sanitization Of JUTC Buses On In Earnest To Limit The Spread Of The Coronavirus

Jamaica has now recorded its 8th case of the coranavirus (COVID-19), joining more than 100 countries which have so far been impacted. We are closely monitoring the developments around the virus and wish to share with you what we are doing to mitigate its spread. Prior to the confirmation of these cases, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company, JUTC, was taking...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking at a press conference on Thursday (March 12) at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston.
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Minister Calls On Jamaican Diaspora To Delay Travel

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is calling on members of the Jamaican Diaspora to delay travelling to Jamaica and to countries where there is an increasing infection rate of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “We know you may have strong emotional reasons for travelling at this time; we know that those of you who...
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Coronavirus

Persons Who Attended Funeral With First Confirmed COVID-19 Patient Urged To Contact Health Ministry

KINGSTON, Jamaica. March 12, 2020:  The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to inform the public that the first patient who tested positive for COVID-19 attended the funeral of the late Gloria Clarke held on Saturday, March 7, 2020 and the interment that followed at the Meadowrest Memorial Gardens.The Ministry is asking all persons, who attended the funeral service and/or...
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