[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 5-15-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 15: Dominican Republic- 11,320 cases, 422 deaths, 3351 recovered Puerto Rico- 2542 cases (positive only patients), 122 deaths Cuba- 1830 cases, 79 deaths, 1383 recovered Jamaica- 509 cases, 9 deaths, 118 recovered Haiti- 273 cases, 20 deaths, 18 recovered … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 14,579
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 5-6-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 6: Dominican Republic- 8807 cases, 362 deaths, 1989 recovered Puerto Rico- 1968 cases (positive only patients), 99 deaths Cuba- 1703 cases, 69 deaths, 1001 recovered Jamaica- 473 cases, 9 deaths, 56 recovered Martinique-182 cases, 14 deaths, 83 recovered … [Read more...]
Virus uncovers biases in health system regionally, says UWI lecturer
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 4-28-2020] A clinical pharmacology lecturer at The University of the West Indies (UWI) is arguing that the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Caribbean has highlighted societal biases in the regional health system. As such, Dr Kenneth Connell is urging regional governments to take the opportunity to teach health care workers how to identify and … [Read more...]