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Health Ministry’s COVID-19 response expenditure to be reviewed, COVID-19 Testing Protocols Expanded, and 25,000 Tablets to be distributed to Teachers.

Sections of St. Mary under quarantine; COVID-19 cases now at 478; and over 120 Jamaicans repatriated from the UK.

Sandals Resorts donates to covid fight, Government to cover cost for quarantining Jamaicans returning today  and NWC offers discount to customers in arrears.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases now at 473, Inspection of unregistered hospitals and nursing homes to begin in short order, and first cohort of overseas Jamaican nationals to return today.

95 per cent of CARE applicants verified for cash-flow support, government to rule on reopening of bars and Say Yes to Fresh Campaign sees 700,000 pounds of produce sold.

Disaster Risk Management Enforcement Orders extended, Schools to reopen in September, and COVID-19 cases increase to 471.

Antibody testing likely to be introduced for COVID-19, Government to consider extending time given for categories of tourism workers to contribute to Pension Scheme and NHF begins home delivery of medications

COVID 19 cases now at 469, Health and Wellness Ministry spends 2.5 billion dollars on COVID 19 response so far and public again encouraged to implement COVID-19 safety measures at work.

The government has announced a protocol to facilitate the controlled re-entry of Jamaican nationals stranded overseas, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, says priority will be given to Jamaicans who are most vulnerable and are experiencing difficult circumstances.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that members of the construction industry are to be included in the relevant exemption schedules under the Disaster Risk Management Act. Mr. Holness says the necessary amendments will be made to the act to allow persons in the industry to move around during the period of the curfew once they are going to do...

First Supplementary Estimates for 2020/21 soon to tabled in the House of Representatives, Mental health clinics island-wide remain open and Justice Ministry encouraging use of plea bargaining.

26 new COVID-19 cases recorded, 24-hour curfew lifted for St Catherine and Justice Minister encouraging offenders to consider plea bargaining.