Five Buses Purchased For Nurses
By: , March 18, 2020
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), responds to questions from journalists relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), during a media briefing at Jamaica House on Tuesday (March 17). At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan.The Full Story
The Government has purchased five new buses to transport nurses, who are frontline workers in the country’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure at a press briefing at Jamaica House on Tuesday (March 17).
“I know five is not enough for the entire country, but it is certainly a good start. We will also be talking to the management of the hospitals to see what other arrangements can be made,” he noted.
Dr. Tufton said he has met with the Ministry of Transport and Mining to provide additional support to the health personnel.
The acquisition of the buses is a part of the Government’s response to the challenges being faced by some nurses, who reported that some taxi drivers have refused to transport them amid fear of contracting COVID-19.
Minister Tufton condemned the taxi drivers who are engaging in this discriminatory behaviour.