COVID-19

Tufton Defends Move By Government To Make Hospital Quarantine Facility

The St. Joseph's Hospital in St Andrew is still the designated Coronavirus quarantine facility. This despite protests by vineyard town residents…

4 years ago

Isolated Jamaican Patient Tests Negative for Novel Coronavirus

KINGSTON, Jamaica. February 13, 2020: The Ministry of Health and Wellness would like to advise the public that the results…

4 years ago

Screening Cruise Ship Passengers For Coronavirusa

With the coronavirus death toll increasing, countries are taking precautions to prevent those exposed to the virus within their borders.…

4 years ago

Border Protection Personnel Being Prepared For Coronavirus

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is training border protection and control personnel to deal with the novel coronavirus. Portfolio…

4 years ago

National Coronavirus Coordinating Mechanism Being Instituted

The Government will be putting a National Coordinating Mechanism in place to monitor and contain the novel coronavirus, in the…

4 years ago

Govt Bans All Travel To China

The government has prohibited all travel to China. The Ministry Of Health has issued a travel ban warning that all passengers coming from…

4 years ago

Coronavirus Declared As Global Health Emergency By World Health Organization

The World Health Organization has declared the Coronavirus that originated in China, as a global health emergency. The virus continues…

4 years ago

Sensitization of Coronavirus

The Health Ministry has come out, dispelling rumours of a suspected case of Coronavirus (CoV) in Jamaica, despite this assertion,…

4 years ago

Jamaica On High Alert For Coronavirus

The new Coronavirus spreading rapidly through China and infecting more than 800 persons around the globe is serious cause for…

4 years ago

Coronavirus and Jamaica

Stay tuned for an update on our Minister Monday with the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton. https://youtu.be/jKjV1kJQ1oQ

4 years ago