Prime Minister Allen Chastanet announced a 24-hour curfew for the entire St. Lucia for one week to curb cases of COVID-19. "It has become absolutely necessary to elevate our State of Emergency to a 24-hour shutdown for the next 7 days, until April 7th, 2020. Every
Dominican Republic struggles with rising number of COVID-19 patients The Caribbean region began its March with the dreaded arrival of the novel coronavirus to its pristine shores. On March 2, a touring visitor from Italy tested positive for COVID-19 while on vacation in the Dominican Republic. Authorities
City reopens borders, restarts metro services The Chinese city of Wuhan began lifting a two-month lockdown on Saturday. According to Reuters, the city already restarted some metro services and is reopening borders. Wuhan is where the first case of coronavirus was recorded in late December, and accounts for
After two weeks from confirming its first case of the deadly coronavirus disease, St. Vincent and the Grenadines is to date, free of any COVID-19 cases. Health Minister Luke Browne made the announcement yesterday. In a video statement released, Brown said the island’s only confirmed coronavirus patient has now recovered.
Belize, Dominica, and Grenada confirmed their first cases of the novel coronavirus.
Caribbean country heeds worst-hit Lombardy's plea for help HAVANA, CUBA – A group of Cuban doctors and nurses flew to Lombardy, Italy to assist the Mediterranean country in its crucial fight against the novel coronavirus. In a report by Reuters, 52 medical practitioners made up the
The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a messaging service through WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people worldwide safe from COVID-19. This easy-to-use messaging service has the potential to reach 2 billion people and enables WHO to get information directly into the hands of the people that
GENEVA, Switzerland – A new study by World Health Organisation (WHO), published on Friday in Lancet Global Health, found that investing $6 billion per year in eliminating hepatitis in 67 low – and middle-income countries would avert 4.5 million premature deaths by 2030 and more
ROAD TOWN, BVI — Caribbean residents are being urged to take all necessary measures to protect themselves and eliminate all breeding places for mosquitoes from around their homes. In the British Virgin Islands, chief environmental health officer, Lionel Michael, said the ministry of health and social development, Environmental Health
