17 New Cases, 27 Recovered

 MAR 14, 2021 —— BGIS Barbados recorded 17 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, March 13, from among the 374 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Additionally, 27 persons recovered and were released from isolation.  The number of active COVID-19 cases is now 210. Of the 17 new cases, there are eight […]

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Threat to the Caribbean

COVID-19 Background PICTURED ABOVE — Dr. Joy St. John / Executive Director of The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) which is the new single regional public health agency for the Caribbean. Background There is an ongoing outbreak of a new coronavirus called the coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-2019). It is a zoonotic virus of unknown origin that […]

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BARBADOS: High Number Of COVID-19 Cases From Urban Corridor

Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic said Barbadians cannot afford to get complacent and must continue to follow COVID-19 protocols and public health measures. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Sixty-four per cent of all COVID-19 cases have been concentrated along the urban corridor of Barbados. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, made […]

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