[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 7-03-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of July 3, 2020: Dominican Republic- 34,197 cases, 765 deaths, 18,141 recovered Haiti- 6101 cases, 110 deaths, 1141 recovered French Guiana- 4444 cases, 16 deaths, 1680 recovered Cuba- 2353 cases, 86 deaths, 2221 recovered Puerto Rico- 1791 cases, 154 deaths … [Read more...]
Latin America, Caribbean may see virus deaths quadruple: experts
[Reprinted: Medical Express, 6-30-2020] The Pan American Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus death toll in Latin America and the Caribbean could top 400,000 by October without stricter public health measures. That would represent a quadrupling of the fatal cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, in a region that has emerged as a major pandemic trouble spot. An … [Read more...]
Jamaica: Telemedicine transforms doctor-patient consultation at Heart Institute
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 6-28-2020] Patients at the Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) have been getting used to the practice of consulting with their doctors online. The use of information technology software and electronic communication to provide remote clinical services to patients, or what is called telemedicine, has rapidly increased since the novel coronavirus pandemic with … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 47,758
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 6-29-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of today, June 29: Dominican Republic- 31,373 cases, 726 deaths, 17,142 recovered Haiti- 5847 cases, 104 deaths, 787 recovered French Guiana- 3461 cases, 12 deaths, 1249 recovered Cuba- 2332 cases, 86 deaths, 2201 recovered Puerto Rico- 1638 cases, 153 deaths … [Read more...]
PAHO on Caribbean: COVID-19 response needed at shared borders
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 6-16-2020] The Dominican Republic, Haiti, French Guiana and Suriname were all identified as areas of concern in the Caribbean region as they all share borders and continue to experience rising COVID-19 cases. PAHO Director Dr Carissa Etienne during today’s PAHO media briefing said while most islands in the Caribbean have not reported significant … [Read more...]
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