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Shadow Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Morais Guy,

JAMAICA | PNP wants govt to begin hurricane preparation now

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, August 2, 2020: Shadow Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Morais Guy, says as the nation prepares for the hurricane season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a properly choreographed disaster management protocol must be put in place and immediately disseminated to the public to ensure the safety of all Jamaicans.

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Shadow Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Morais Guy, wants clarification from the Health Minister in erelation to a series of allegations being circulated across social media.

JAMAICA | PNP Says Dr. Chris Tufton must clarify allegations in Public Domain

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, July 16, 2020: The Shadow Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Morais Guy,  says the People’s National Party (PNP) has taken note of a series of allegations being circulated across social media that have implicated the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Market Me Jamaica, a full-service communications agency. 

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  • Countries Jamaica
  • Published in Health
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says as of June 15, all visitors to the island will be tested for covid-19

JAMAICA | Government back-tracks; all tourists to be tested for COVID-19

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 12, 2020 - Faced with mounting pressure from civil society, business and tourism sectors of society, the government in a policy reversal, now says as of Monday, all tourists and Jamaicans arriving in the island will be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus. 

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  • Countries Jamaica
  • Published in Tourism
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Monday.

JAMAICA | COVID-19 Cases in Jamaica Jumps to 223, Six deaths

KINGSTON, Jamaica April 20, 2020 -  - The number of COVID-19 cases in Jamaica has risen to 223, an increase of 27 new cases in the last 24 hours. The death toll now climbs to six with the deatrh of retired chemist, Professor Emeritus Tara Dasgupta who is linked to the University of the West Indies (UWI) and who tested positive for COVID-19.

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  • Countries Jamaica
  • Published in Health
Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton

JAMAICA | Gov't Snubs Cuban drug used for COVID19, US Blocks Ja Test Kits

KINGSTON, April 16, 2020- As the COVID-19 virus begins to spread within the Jamaican community, Health Minister Christopher Tufton has adbvised parliament, that  the Jamaican Government will not be using the Cuban antiviral drug Interferon Alpha 2B to treat persons battling COVID-19, on the advice of the island's Chief Medical Officer who informed the drug was not globally used.

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  • Countries Jamaica
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People's National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Health Dr Morais Guy

JAMAICA | Opposition concerned about inadequate supplies for First Responders

KINGSTON, Jamaica. March 22, 2020: People's National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Health Dr Morais Guy, is expressing grave concern that front line health workers who have been dealing with patients with COVID-19 symptoms are still without the gears to ensure their protection as they carry out their duties.

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  • Countries Jamaica
  • Published in Health
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the Government is considering imposing travel restrictions for the United Kingdom (UK), following confirmation of the second imported case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) from the country in two days.

JAMAICA | Island's second Covid-19 Victim also Arrived from the UK

KINGSTON, March 11, 2020 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the Government is considering imposing travel restrictions for the United Kingdom (UK), following confirmation of the second imported case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) from the country in two days.

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  • Countries Jamaica
  • Published in Health
Cornwall Regional Hospital, Mt. Salem, Montego Bay still under repairs and is slated to be completed in 2020.

JAMAICA | Delay in fixing Cornwall Regional Hospital is of grave concern says PNP

KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 16, 2019: The People’s National Party (PNP) says the continued missed deadline for the completion of rehabilitation works at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) is of grave concern, as it signals the government’s cavalier attitude to the plight of Jamaicans, particularly those in the western parishes, who rely on the CRH for health care.

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  • Countries Jamaica
  • Published in Health
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