[Reprinted: Las Vegas Sun, 6-10-2020] As cities across the country began shutting down when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, people still needed to receive advice and treatment from doctors for symptoms non-COVID-related. Physicians had to figure out another way to reach patients. Dr. Thomas Hunt, chair of family medicine at Henderson’s Roseman University of Health Sciences and … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 30,557
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 6-5-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of June 5: Dominican Republic-18,319 cases, 520 deaths, 11,474 recovered Puerto Rico- 4620 cases (unique positive patients), 141 deaths Haiti- 2640 cases, 50 deaths, 24 recovered Cuba- 2119 cases, 83 deaths, 1839 recovered Jamaica- 591 cases, 10 deaths, 368 recovered French Guiana- 556 cases, 1 … [Read more...]
COVID-19 sparks unprecedented increase in telemedicine
[Reprinted: Insurance Business America, 6-1-2020] The global coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented increase in the use of telemedicine. With stay at home orders in place to prevent further spread of COVID-19, more and more healthcare providers are connecting with patients over virtual platforms like Skype, WebEx and Zoom. While telemedicine is convenient and beneficial for public … [Read more...]
Between two storms: Caribbean braces for hurricanes in coronavirus era
[Reprinted: WKZO 5-29-2020] Ken Hutton is worried Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas where he lives is far from rebuilt after being devastated by Hurricane Dorian last year yet he is bracing for another hurricane season in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The business consultant feels lucky to have survived Dorian, which tore the hurricane shutters off his house and sucked out the … [Read more...]
The Caribbean’s Response to the Coronavirus
[Reprinted: US News, 5-26-2020] Shutting down tourism early, low population density and lessons of hurricanes past have helped countries in the region weather the pandemic’s harm, experts say. In September 2017, two Category 5 hurricanes wreaked havoc on the Caribbean in the span of two weeks. Places such as Anguilla, Dominica, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were badly damaged – people … [Read more...]
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