Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29 per cent increase since 2000, according to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization published in Environment International today. In a first global analysis of the loss of life and health associated with working long hours, … [Read more...]
In race to recovery, the Caribbean wants less hesitancy, more vaccines
On May 5, the governor and premier of Montserrat — a British overseas territory with about 5,000 people — jointly delivered an “urgent appeal” on COVID-19 inoculation, saying 900 vaccine doses are set to expire by the end of the month. “It would be a travesty, it would be a stain on our island’s reputation, I think, for us to have to throw away these vaccines at a time … [Read more...]
High PCR test costs will hinder international travel
The high cost of PCR tests will continue to negatively impact international travel recovery, according to research by analytics company GlobalData Vaccination rollouts have been pinpointed as a catalyst for the recovery of travel, but the pricing of PCR tests is also a critical factor and current high prices risk holding back recovery in the long-term, said Global Data. Prices for Covid-19 … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 727,139
Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 10: Dominican Republic- 271,548 cases, 3532 deaths, 231,645 recoveries Puerto … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 716,148
Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 6: Dominican Republic- 268,561 cases, 3509 deaths, 229, 453 recoveries Puerto Rico- 117,974 cases, 2348 deaths Cuba- 112,714 cases, 701 deaths, 106,409 recovered Jamaica- 46,338 cases, 798 deaths, 21,893 recovered French Guiana- 20,078 cases, 104 deaths, 9995 recovered Guadeloupe- 15,360 cases, 210 deaths, 2242 recovered Guyana- … [Read more...]
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