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Jamaica records more deaths from COVID; Trinis urged to wear masks properly

JAMAICA has recorded seven more deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19), while Trinidad and Tobago medical officials were urging nationals to wear masks properly in...

J&J pauses COVID-19 vaccine trials due to unexplained illness in participant

(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said yesterday it had temporarily paused its COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained illness in a...

Guyana: One more Covid-19 death, 64 new cases

A forty-year-old woman from Region 4 yesterday afternoon became Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality bringing the death toll to 104. Meanwhile, 64 new cases have been...

Covid virus ‘survives for 28 days’ in lab conditions

(BBC) The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say. The...

Bangladesh approves death penalty for rape amid protests

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s cabinet today approved the death penalty for rapists amid nationwide protests in the wake of a series of gang...

U.S. COVID-19 cases hit two-month high, 10 states report record increases

(Reuters) – New cases of COVID-19 in the United States hit a two-month high on Friday with over 58,000 infections of the coronavirus reported...

Mexico reports 5,263 new coronavirus cases, 411 more deaths

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s Health Ministry yesterday reported 5,263 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 411 additional fatalities, bringing the total...

Guyana: Thirty-seven new COVID cases, 16 in ICU

Guyana has recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases. This was revealed in the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard yesterday which showed that 37 new cases were...

Upper double-digit COVID cases at Tobago prison

As of October 8th, Tobago has an additional 24 additional COVID cases, pushing the total number of infections on the island to 102. Eighteen of...

Peru paying dearly for cheap COVID-19 antibody tests

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, the harried health officials of Peru faced a quandary. They knew molecular...
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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...