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Covid-19
9 new COVID-19 cases at South Camp juvenile centre
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says nine more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the ward population at the South Camp Juvenile Correctional Centre.The DCS said 18 staff members are also on home quarantine. Read More
Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu — study
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
How do pandemics end?
WHEN will the pandemic end?All these months in, with more than 37 million COVID-19 cases and more than one million deaths globally, you may be wondering, with increasing exasperation, how long this will continue. Read More
New social programmes needed for world's poor, UN chief urges
NEW YORK, United States (UNNews) — Arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic represents “a double crisis” for the world's poorest people, the UN Secretary-General has called for "a new generation of social programmes" for people living in poverty, during the pandemic and... Read More
Health Ministry's COVID-19 youth programme a hit with young leaders
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 100 young leaders turned out for the official unveiling of the Ministry of Health and Wellness' COVID-19 Youth Leaders Response Programme, which will tap into their capacity for advocacy in order to enhance the national response to the pandemic. Read More
Caribbean Airlines to resume flights to Guyana on Monday
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Trinidad-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) says it will resume operations of its commercial service between Guyana and New York on Monday, October 19. Read More
Trump shows new determination to minimize virus
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — In the week since he emerged from coronavirus isolation, US President Donald Trump has demonstrated new determination to minimise the threat of the virus that has killed more than 215,000 Americans and complicated his chances of winning another four years... Read More
Iran virus deaths top 30,000 — health ministry
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus pandemic has crossed the 30,000 mark, the health ministry announced Saturday. Read More
St Lucia govt says no to shutdown, but schools remain closed as island records another COVID case
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — The St Lucia Government says it has no intention of shutting down the country, even as the island recorded yet another case of the coronavirus on Friday. Read More
South Africa passes 700,000 coronavirus cases
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — The number of people in South Africa who have tested positive for coronavirus has topped 700,000, official figures showed overnight, another grim milestone for the continent's worst-hit country. Read More
COVID-19: Here's what you need to know today
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections worldwide has surpassed 39.3 million, with over 1.1 million people across 196 countries and territories having died and over 27.1 million having recovered from the virus. Many countries have eased restrictions on movement and... Read More
COVID in Jamaica: Six new deaths, 63 new cases
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has recorded six more COVID-19 deaths and 63 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours. Read More
Regional countries report more COVID deaths, cases
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — Three Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have registered deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, while others that have not registered cases in recent months, are now doing so. Read More
WHO study finds remdesivir didn't help COVID-19 patients
GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) — A large study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that the antiviral drug remdesivir did not help hospitalised COVID-19 patients, in contrast to an earlier study that made the medicine a standard of care in the United States and many other... Read More
Lunch for front line workers
The Chinese Benevolent Association (CBA), representing the Chinese community in Jamaica, recently donated hot lunches to the front line team of health professionals at Mandeville Regional Hospital for a one-week period. Read More
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