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  • Jamaica: Covid-19 cases - 3,437 cases; 38 deaths

    Source: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nat...241249651.html

    Jamaica: The health minister confirmed 12 COVID-19 cases as of Monday, March 16, and introduced new measures including limits on the number of people allowed in taxis and restaurants. All non-essential employees also must work from home. The new measures come on the heels of school closures for 14 days, and a ban on all public gatherings. There’s also a ban on travel for individuals who have visited China, Iran, South Korea, Italy and Singapore along with the suspension of flights from Spain, France and Germany. Part of the island was put under quarantine and the government recruited retired medical professionals. Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the island a disaster area because of the threat of coronavirus infection and said he was seeking 100 Cuban nurses to help.
    Last edited by kiwibird; April 11, 2020, 06:32 AM.

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    Source: http://www.loopslu.com/content/first...eath-jamaica-3

    1st death - a 79-year-old man, died at the Mandeville Regional Hospital. 15 cases total

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    • #3
      Source: https://www.stabroeknews.com/2020/03...th-covid-case/

      Jamaica confirms 16th COVID case
      By Stabroek News
      March 20, 2020

      (Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica has confirmed another case of the Coronavirus.

      This has pushed to 16, the number of confirmed cases.

      The patient travelled from New York on March 10, 2020 and has been isolated at the St Ann’s Bay Hospital in St Ann since Tuesday.

      In the meantime, the authorities have now placed the community of Corn Piece Settlement in Clarendon under quarantine for the next 14 days to allow public health investigations to be completed...

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      • #4
        Source: https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/do...nfirmed-cases/

        Doctors, nurses who test positive for COVID-19 not included in Jamaica’s 19 confirmed cases
        By Jamaica Gleaner
        March 22, 2020

        (JAMAICA GLEANER) — A “number” of first responders in Jamaica have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the health ministry has disclosed.

        Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton could not give a precise figure but acknowledged that they are not listed among Jamaica’s 19 confirmed cases...

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        • #5
          Source: http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/c...jamaica-now-25

          COVID-19 cases in Jamaica now at 25
          Loop News Created : 24 March 2020

          Jamaica now has 25 confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) following the return of six additional positive tests over the last two days.

          Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) in a release on Tuesday provided a breakdown of the new cases...

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          • #6
            Source: https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/ja...creased-to-30/


            Jamaica’s confirmed COVID-19 cases increased to 30
            By Jamaica Observer
            March 27, 2020

            (JAMAICA OBSERVER) — Four more Jamaicans have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.

            This brings to 30, the number of confirmed cases in the island...

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            • #7
              Source: http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/cont...ses-tally-32-2

              Jamaica confirms two new COVID-19 cases; tally up to 32
              Loop News Created : 28 March 2020
              Caribbean News

              There are two new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Jamaica, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the island to 32.

              The Ministry of Health and Wellness made the announcement in a news release on Saturday evening.

              The two new cases involve a 70-year-old female from St Catherine with no travel history; and a 67-year-old female from Kingston with a travel history from the United Kingdom, the ministry said.

              Of the now 32 confirmed cases, 21 are imported cases and eight are import-related. Three cases, including the infection of the 70-year-old St Catherine female, are under investigation.

              Thirty-four persons are under quarantine in a Government facility – not including the 140 Cuban health care workers who came into the island on March 21 and who are under quarantine for another seven days...

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              • #8
                Source: https://jis.gov.jm/36-confirmed-case...19-in-jamaica/


                36 Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 In Jamaica
                Coronavirus
                March 30, 2020
                Written by: Ministry of Health and Wellness

                There are now 36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Jamaica. Additional results received at 9:00 p.m. from the National Influenza Centre, showed that of the five pending results from yesterday, three samples tested negative, while two were positive for COVID-19...

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                • #9
                  Source: http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/j...-cases-rise-44

                  Jamaica's COVID-19 cases rise to 44
                  Loop News Created : 1 April 2020

                  Jamaica now has 44 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the respiratory disease that has sent most of the world’s inhabitants indoors.

                  This represents six new cases from a batch of 53 tests conducted over the past 24 hours. All of the six positives are linked to the Corn Piece Settlement community in Clarendon which is under quarantine.

                  One of the six, a 53-year-old male, had travelled with the index case from New York, the 79-year-old male, who was the first person to die from COVID-19 in Jamaica.

                  The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton provided the latest update during a digital press conference from the ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday...

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                  • #10
                    47 cases: http://jamaica-star.com/article/news...es-increase-47

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                    • #11
                      Source: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lates..._?profile=1228

                      Six more positive COVID-19 cases in Jamaica, total now 53
                      Friday, April 03, 2020

                      KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six more Jamaicans have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton just announced at a media briefing at Jamaica House.

                      This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Jamaica to 53.

                      The six new cases are...

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                      • #12
                        https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/...-3-april-2020/

                        JAMAICA
                        VIRUS TERROR – HUNT ON FOR VOLUNTEERS AS HEALTHCARE WORKERS SHY AWAY FROM TESTING PERSONS (jamaica-gleaner.com) The Ministry of Health and Wellness is seeking volunteers to caring out testing for COVID-10 as some healthcare workers have expressed fear about conducting the tests. The Ministry of Health has said that Jamaica has the capacity to conduct 1,260 tests weekly but that only 153 tests had been carried out this week. National epidemiologist Dr Karen Webster-Kerr said that training of health staff to carry out the tests were continuing. ‘We understand the fear but we must overcome it,’ she said. The widely used testing method was from a swab from the back of the nostril or throat. Meanwhile, a post-COVID-19 virus plan was being put in place by the Ministry of Tourism in the form of a Recovery Task Force. Jamaica has reported 42 active cases.
                        "The only security we have is our ability to adapt."

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                        • #13
                          3 more cases- 58 total: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lates...192?profile=-1

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                            There are now fifty-nine (59) confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Jamaica.

                            The new addition is a 43-year-old male from Portland, who is under investigation.

                            He brings to seven (7) the number of cases under investigation while thirty (30) are imported cases and twenty-two (22) are import-related.

                            So far, 32 males and 27 females have tested positive. The cases range in age from twelve (12) to eighty-seven (87) years. The average age is 50 years.

                            Of the 59 confirmed cases:
                            • 2 or three per cent are less than 20 years old;
                            • 3 or five per cent are between 20 and 29 years old;
                            • 11 or 19 per cent are between 30 and 39 years old;
                            • 9 or 15 per cent are between 40 and 49 years old;
                            • 16 or 28 per cent are between 50 and 59 years old;
                            • 10 or 17 per cent are between 60 and 69 years old;
                            • 7 or 12 per cent are between 70 and 80 years old; and
                            • One person is 87 years old.



                            Eight patients have fully recovered while three have died.

                            There are currently 38 persons in quarantine in a Government facility. Sixty-two (62) are in isolation.
                            "The only security we have is our ability to adapt."

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                            • #15
                              63 cases: http://rjrnewsonline.com/local/jamai...ses-rise-to-63

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