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Mobile testing for COVID-19 now a reality in Jamaica... Find out how it works on this week’s healthline as we give you the latest on the country’s testing capacity.

Jamaica requests access to IMF’s rapid financing instrument, Tourism Ministry to add health protocols to online tourism training and Justice Training Institute urging students to continue studies online.

Health Ministry employee tests positive for COVID-19; preparations underway to receive Jamaicans deported from the United States; and St Catherine Parish Court closed.

With the negative impact of COVID19 on the tourism industry, the tourism ministry is being proactive in tackling the aftereffects of the pandemic by conducting research to develop a strategy that will help in the recovery efforts for the Caribbean region. Find out more about on these developments and more on this edition of Tourism Round Up

With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting every sector of society, the creative arts industry in particular is in dire straits as some will argue that entertainment is more a luxury, than an essential. So, how do creatives earn at this time? Kingston Creative is is helping to solve this problem by providing opportunities to earn directly from social media posts. Learn more...

In recent weeks, there have been raging debates about the effectiveness of the antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, in treating patients with COVID-19, after some sources touted it as a useful treatment for the virus. On this edition of Get the facts we discuss the Ministry of Health & Wellness position on the matter.

In order to support the Government’s latest COVID-19 containment efforts, local manufacturing company, Cal’s is donating food items to assist residents of Corn Piece in Clarendon. The donations were recently handed over at a ceremony at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s warehouse in Kingston. Find out more about this initiative on Round About Ja. 

As part of plans to boosting food production in the agriculture sector, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is set to launch a 100 million dollar drought mitigation programme which will be implemented over the next 12 months. Find out more about how the government is helping the agriculture sector to become more efficient on this edition of Calling Farmers

Prime Minister, Andrew Holness says a major spike in COVID-19 cases will place pressure on Jamaica’s health sector and is urging persons to adhere to the prescribed measures to slow the spread of the virus.

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton, says the country should be in a position to increase COVID-19 testing to 350 tests per day by the end of this week.

Confirmed COVID 19 cases now at 143, Health and Wellness Ministry procures more beds for isolation wards and Transport Authority extends deadline for PPV applications.