Since September, the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened, infecting close to 100 million people, costing more than $3 trillion in lost wages and intensifying obstacles for peace and security around the world, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Monday. And
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce of Jamaica is working along with the Ministry of Health & Wellness to improve the capacity of local laboratories to undertake coronavirus (COVID-19) tests and clamp down on unauthorised facilities. In a press briefing, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw,
In keeping with constant analysis of the spread of the pandemic in neighboring countries, Dominica revises its COVID-19 Country Risk Classification. Effective January 18th, 2021, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Turks and Caicos Islands have reclassified as HIGH-RISK countries. With the re-classification, travelers from St.
UN News - The COVID-19 pandemic “will not end for anyone until it ends for everyone”, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday, advocating for an equitable and globally-coordinated vaccine distribution programme. “The virus can still travel from the vastly unvaccinated massive population of
UN NEWS—Africa is in danger of being left behind in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as countries in other regions strike bilateral deals, thus driving up prices, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. Although vaccines have been administered in 50 wealthier nations, Guinea is
UN News - A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of some countries and manufacturers is putting equitable access to these lifesaving treatments at risk, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday. Addressing the agency’s Executive Board, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed
Director of Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne has commended the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica for the measures it has undertaken to curb COVID-19. "I probably have not sufficiently complimented Dominica on the work that is has done so far in addressing
A demand to increase COVID-19 testing facilities has Caribbean tourism officials rushing for their development. This comes after the United States became the most recent country to require almost all incoming passengers to present a negative test within 72 hours of departure. As more governments take
UN News - Efforts should be stepped up to quickly identify and study emerging variants of the COVID-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus, UN World Health Organization (WHO) scientists said on Tuesday. Alongside monitoring, virus and serum samples should be shared via globally agreed mechanisms so that critical research can
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has released its statement in the COVID-19 vaccine availability in the region. FULL STATEMENT As the world grapples with the challenge of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned at the current prospect of inequitable access to vaccines to
