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Brazil registers 376 coronavirus deaths on Saturday

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil has registered 32,622 additional coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours and 376 deaths, the health ministry...

U.S. hits 12 million COVID-19 cases as many Americans defy Thanksgiving travel guidance

(Reuters) – The United States recorded its 12th million COVID-19 case yesterday, even as millions of Americans were expected to travel for the upcoming...

Afro-Caribbean patients with severe kidney disease at greater risk of hospitalisation from COVID-19

Afro-Caribbean people with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) are more likely to be hospitalised with COVID-19 than other ethnicities, a study has found. Research published...

20 New COVID-19 Cases in Saint Lucia 203 to Date

Saint Lucia has recorded 20 new cases of COVID-19, among them some members of the crew of a visiting cargo ship, it has been...

Toddler Among Saint Lucia’s Five New COVID-19 Cases, 178 to date

A toddler from Vieux Fort is among Saint Lucia’s five new COVID-19 patients, it has been announced. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sharon Belmar-George, on Tuesday...

65 WHO Staffers (Who Always Wear Masks) Are Infected with Coronavirus

An internal email obtained by the Associated Press revealed 65 World Health Organization (WHO) staffers have been infected with the coronavirus. The United Nations health agency is...

Jamaica sees ‘signs that buoyancy is returning to the tourism sector’

Jamaica‘s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett commented on the country’s tourism sector, stating: “We are already seeing positive signs that buoyancy is returning to...

Covid 19 cases jump in Trinidad prisons

Another Covid-19 patient has died, bringing the death toll from the virus in this country to 112. The Ministry of Health made the announcement in...

Three footballers from Ecuador's national team sick of Covid-19

Ecuador's national soccer team has temporary losses today, as three players who tested positive for Covid-19 are in the required quarantine. Enner Valencia, Alan Franco...

Moderna says its vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19

(Reuters) – Moderna Inc’s experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage trial, the company said today,...
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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...