KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has recorded 468 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, by far its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 infections to date, bringing the total number of cases in the island to 19,773. The death toll remains at 378.
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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, February 12, 2021 - Fears that vaccines now being manufactured for the coronavirus Covid-19 can’t be safe because they are being developed too quickly, have been dispelled by leading Caribbean surgeon, Dr. Alfred Dawes.
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KINGSTON, February 9, 2021 – In light of the record increase in the number of persons testing positive for the SARS Cov2 virus in Jamaica over the past few days, prime minister Andrew Holness has announced that starting Wednesday February 10, the islandwide curfew will begin at 8:00 pm nightly and end at 5:00 am.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica: Feb. 5, 2021 - The People’s National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Morais Guy, M.P., says the renewed spike in confirmed Covid 19 cases is of national concern and it may be time for the government to review its strategy, measures and protocols, which have been in place for almost a year.
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KINGSTON, February 2, 2021 - Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton informed the House of Representatives on Tuesday that Jamaica is set to receive its first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in another two weeks instead of what was initially projected in April.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica February 2, 2021 - Jamaica is among 36 Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries which have been notified about estimated doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines they could be receiving under the first phase of delivery, beginning in February.
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 2, 2021 - Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has reiterated that global coordination is needed to fight COVID-19, and she intends to write global leaders to outline her views.
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Cuba's Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) General Director Marta Ayala Monday announced that Abdala COVID-19 vaccine (CIGB 66) started phase II of clinical trials, which will have around 760 volunteers.
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In just three months since we released our last forecast in October, recorded COVID-19 deaths have doubled to over 2 million, as new waves have lifted infections past previous peaks in many countries. In these same three months, multiple vaccines have seen unexpectedly strong success and some countries have started ambitious vaccination drives. Much now depends on the outcome of this race between a mutating virus and vaccines to end the pandemic, and on the ability of policies to provide effective support until that happens. There remains tremendous uncertainty and prospects vary greatly across countries.
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Havana, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) Another Cuban medical brigade, belonging to the Henry Reeve international medical contingent, supports the fight against Covid-19 in Barbados, Cuba's Foreign Ministry informed on Monday.
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