[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 11-16-2020] The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has recommended that international travellers should not be quarantined nor be subjected to sampling and isolation in destination countries, given the need to restore consumer confidence to reactivate economies shattered by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, PAHO said, “Interventions that might … [Read more...]
Cuban Scientists Working Towards COVID-19 Vaccination
[Reprinted: CNW, 8-13-2020] HAVANA, Cuba – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel says that local scientists at the BioCubaFarma Research Center are working towards developing a vaccine against COVID-19. On Twitter, the Cuban president wrote that some researchers and scientists are progressing in the search for a vaccine to halt the spread of the virus. “… I’m pretty sure they will … [Read more...]
United Arab Emirates Sends Medical Aid to the Caribbean
[Reprinted: CNW, 7-23-2020] ABU DHABI –The United Arab Emirates (UAE), on July 23, sent a relief plane with medical supplies including 500,000 test kits to several countries in the region including Jamaica, Dominica, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. In a statement, the UAE’s Ambassador to Cuba ad non-resident ambassador to the Dominican … [Read more...]
Bahamas Health Minister Resigns After Breaching COVID-19 Protocol
[Reprinted: CNW, 5-4-2020] After breaching COVID-19 protocol last week and allowing American residents to enter the island, health minister in the Bahamas, Dr Duane Sands handed in his resignation letter today. On March 27, the Bahamian government closed its borders to all individuals to slow the spread of the COVID-19. However, last week, six American citizens were allowed to disembark a … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 11,918
[Reprinted Loop Caribbean News, 4-30-20] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of April 30: Dominican Republic- 6972 cases, 301 deaths, 1301 recovered Puerto Rico- 1539 cases (positive only patients), 92 deaths Cuba- 1467 cases, 58 deaths, 617 recovered Jamaica- 396 cases, 7 deaths, 29 recovered Martinique-178 cases, 14 deaths, 83 recovered Guadeloupe-151 cases, 11 deaths, … [Read more...]