Minister of National Security Stuart Young has warned that Trinidad and Tobago nationals who recently returned home from abroad and have been told to self-quarantine will now face strong action if they breach the order. […]
New York Gov Andrew Cuomo says the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state has climbed to 3,800, with close to 900 in intensive care. New York officials are keeping a close eye […]
One COVID-19 patient could pass the bug to 59,000 other people, according to a British doctor stressing the importance of social distancing measures. Dr. Hugh Montgomery, who is a professor at University College London, said […]
As of the morning of Tuesday, 24th March, 2020 the Ministry reports the following: • Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing for COVID-19 = 332 • Number of […]
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced three more confirmed cases of COVID-19. This pushes the total number of cases in Jamaica to 19. The new cases include a 38-year-old male US citizen with a history […]
Brazil declared a state of emergency today, freeing up funds for the federal government to fight a coronavirus crisis that has hurt the popularity of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s government. The Senate approved a measure […]
California issued an unprecedented statewide ‘stay at home” order yesterday for its 40 million residents and Washington warned Americans to return home or stay abroad indefinitely, as the number of coronavirus deaths in the country […]
Commercial sex workers who ply their trade on the popular ‘Back Road,’ in Portmore, St Catherine, say the area has become almost a ghost town since COVID-19 emerged in Jamaica. “Whole heap a di man […]
On Saturday, March 14, 2020, Saint Lucia recorded its second case of COVID-19. The patient is a 53-year-old male with active travel history, with France being his last port of departure. The patient arrived in […]
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has confirmed the country’s first imported case of COVID-19. On March 10 a passenger arrived from UK on British Airways, went to her mother’s home and then a private medical clinic. […]
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