BY BGIS —— FEB 18, 2021 The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory reported 151 new COVID-19 positive cases for Tuesday, February 16. These cases include samples from over the last nine days. The laboratory conducted 1,856 tests on Tuesday. Fifty-five persons have recovered, bringing the number of active cases to 826. There was one death, a […]
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PICTURED ABOVE Dr. Clyde Cave, Director of Medical Services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital COVID-19 update and press conference – February 17, 2021. (PMO) VIEW IT HERE ….. The recent death of a nine-year-old girl – ‘Child A’- from Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome, which is associated with COVID-19 complications, was disclosed according to the procedures for […]
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The Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA). (FP) Visitors departing the island on scheduled flights for February 20 and 21 will not be affected by the upcoming imposed weekend curfew. Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, has indicated that visitors who are scheduled to leave the island on Saturday, February 20, and Sunday, […]
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VIEW IT HERE .…COVID-19 update and press conference – February 17, 2021. (PMO) Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but serious complication associated with COVID-19, which was discovered less than a year ago. Director of Medical Services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Paediatrician, Dr. Clyde Cave, stated this today during the […]
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PICTURED : Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic. BY NYA PHILLIPS | FEB 17, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES VIEW IT HERE .…COVID-19 update and press conference – February 17, 2021. (PMO) Government will be introducing a weekend curfew, as part of efforts to further restrict unnecessary movement, which has been […]
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(Stock Photo) BY BGIS | FEB 16, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that The Glebe, Edgar Cochrane and St. Philip Polyclinics will close tomorrow, Wednesday, February 17. This is to facilitate the COVID-19 vaccination programme for persons over age 70, as well as for those aged […]
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| FEB 16, 2021 | BY BGIS The island recorded 63 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, February 14. These new positives include results of samples dating back to February 1. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory is in the process of reducing the backlog created by the temporary use of manual extraction in the processing of […]
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COVID-19 update and press conference – February 15, 2021. (PMO) VIEW HERE ….. As of Sunday night, 2,863 people were vaccinated with the first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Barbados, and most persons are expected to receive their second dose in another 10 weeks. And Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has declared that vaccinations will […]
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CARACAS (12 February 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights, Alena Douhan, today urged the United States, European Union and other states to drop sanctions imposed against Venezuela. At the end of a two-week visit to Venezuela, Douhan said the sanctions have exacerbated pre-existing economic situations and have dramatically […]
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COVID-19 update and press conference – February 15, 2021. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has indicated that the relevant authorities will be heightening their surveillance to ensure compliance with the COVID-19 protocols. According to her, aggressive monitoring and enforcement were key in the ongoing battle to combat the spread of the virus. Prime Minister […]
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