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44 New COVID 19 Cases and 1 death Recorded Jamaica

Another person has died from COVID-19, bringing the number deaths from the infectious disease to 238. The disease’s latest victim is a 63 year-old man...

Worried European nations revive curfews, lockdowns amid ‘exponential growth’ in virus

PARIS/PRAGUE, (Reuters) – France impos-ed curfews while other European nations are closing schools, cancelling surgeries and enlisting student medics as overwhelmed authorities face...

Studies determine immunity duration against Covid-19

Covid-19 patients´ antibodies remain in the organism for at least four months after its infection and provide immunity against the virus during that time,...

Panicked Europe battens down against COVID second wave

PRAGUE/BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – European countries have begun to close schools and cancel surgeries, going well beyond curbs on social life, as overwhelmed authorities...

Hospitals treating COVID-19 in Mexican capital quickly filling up

Corona-virus patients were being turned away from hospitals in the Mexican capital yesterday, as both public and private medical facilities quickly fill up...

Jamaicans still flocking to overseas employment programme despite COVID-19

Almost 300 Jamaicans are to leave the island this weekend to take part in the seasonal farm work programme in the United States...

Freshly dug graves filling up in Brazil as death toll grows

From the Amazon city of Manaus to the seemingly endless urban sprawl of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, freshly dug graves have been...

Caribbean has achieved COVID-19 containment, says researcher

The coronavirus (COVID-19) has been contained in the English-speaking Caribbean and Haiti, according to a leading researcher and academic. However, Dr. Clive Landis, pro-vice-chancellor for...

Jamaica cruise ship worker happy to be home, “It felt like prison”

“It felt like prison.” Those are the exact words of Jermaine who returned to the island yesterday after he was stranded on a cruise...

Russia reviews plans to ease curbs as cases rise by 10,559 – latest updates

Death toll from coronavirus pandemic crosses 250,000 as confirmed cases exceed 3.7 million. Here are the developments on the pandemic for May 6, 2020. Putin...
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Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...