BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | FEB 2, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams. (FP) Since the well-publicised Dodds COVID-19 outbreak from late 2020 to early 2021, the prison has continued to be free of outbreaks or major COVID-19 related challenges. Policies relating to the manner in which prisoners […]
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COVID-19 Update and Press Conference (Jan. 29, 2022) featuring Health Minister the Honourable Ian Gooding-Edghill, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kenneth George, Head of Home Isolation Dr. Adanna Grandison, And Director of Medical Services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Dr. Clyde Cave. As Barbados continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. The Most […]
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BY JOY-ANN GILL | JAN 27, 2022 Principal of the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology, Ian Drakes, presenting 100 face shields to Co-coordinator of the COVID-19 National Vaccination Programme, Dr. Elizabeth Ferdinand, yesterday. (GP) “An extra layer of protection” is how a donation of 100 face shields from the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) […]
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BY GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS | JAN 22, 2022 | CORONA VIRUS (Stock Photo) The public is advised that on Sunday, January 23, the Information Technology Department of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will be carrying out emergency maintenance on the Shape App at the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The Ministry anticipates that the work will […]
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Covid variants: How many strains are in circulation and causing concern around the world? Joe Sommerlad 2 hrs agoLike Covid live news — With the world already battling to bring high rates of infection from the Omicron and Delta variants of Covid-19 under control this winter, news of the emergence of another new strain of the coronavirus in southern France has been met with dismay.© Getty […]
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Changes have been made to the protocols relating to the entertainment, sporting, and church communities to allow for the holding of safe events. This was disclosed yesterday by Chief Medical Officer (CMO), The Most Honourable Dr. Kenneth George, as he addressed a press conference hosted by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and following a Social […]
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BY MELISSA ROLLOCK | DEC 14, 2021 The Ministry of Health and Wellness has announced the operating times for COVID-19 testing sites during the Christmas and New Year holiday periods. On Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24, all testing sites will open from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with the exception of Branford Taitt Polyclinic, which […]
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Cuban-nurses-at-44th-commemoration-ceremony here to assist in our Health care system (CARIBPIX – Stock Image) The recent industrial action taken by some nurses across the public health system has impacted the National Immunisation Programme for COVID-19. Daily, nurses have been unavailable to administer the vaccines at some sites, which continue to be reduced because of this issue. […]
Continue Reading6 hrs agoLike24 Comments|28Australia live news update: Victoria records four Covid deaths; flood warnings for…Movies set at sea that made a big splash A businessman who travelled to space with William Shatner last month has died after a small plane crashed in New Jersey.© Associated Press Glen de Vries, 49, went into space on Blue Origin’s […]
Continue ReadingJacob Thorburn For Mailonline 13 hrs ago Australia live news update: Victoria records four Covid deaths; flood warnings for…Movies set at sea that made a big splash© Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo The family of the celebrity chef behind the ‘world’s healthiest meal’ who died of a heart attack at the age of 45 has said […]
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