A number of Caribbean Islands are easing up on their COVID-19 restrictions, just in time for the summer season. Online travel site Travel + Leisure has reported that Belize, Saint Lucia, and Grenada are making it easier for tourists to book their flights and enjoy their
Following the gradual decrease of active COVID-19 cases in the Commonwealth of Dominica, the government has decided to relax its protocols and restrictions initially meant to curb the spread of the virus in the island. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and New Health Investments said that
UN NEWS— Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants are still a threat. This Friday marks two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) characterised the global spread of COVID-19 as a pandemic. The UN health agency’s assessment
Face-to-face classes in Jamaica are slated to fully resume on Monday, March 7. The announcement was made during a virtual Town Hall Meeting on Friday, March 4. All is set for the full resumption of classes including the readiness of the Ministry of Health to respond to
UN News - Germany has become the first country to answer a call for wealthy nations to contribute their “fair share” towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday. The country has committed to providing $1.22 billion to support the ACT-Accelerator, the
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) urges Ministries of Health to continue the rollout of their COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Although CARPHA recognizes that uptake of the vaccine is critical to achieving maximum protection from severe disease and death in the Region, Dr Rian Extavour, Programme Manager,
Rod McGuirk, AP News - International tourists and business travellers began arriving in Australia with few restrictions on Monday, bringing together families in tearful reunions after separations of two years or longer forced by some of the most draconian pandemic measures of any democracy in
Media Release - Recognising the need for “All Hands on Deck”, in light of the unprecedented increase in COVID-19 cases related to the arrival of the Omicron variant in the OECS, The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean Commission (OECS) convened an Extraordinary Virtual MultiSector Meeting on
UN News - The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19, one for patients with the critical disease, and another deemed effective for non-severe cases. The first drug, baricitinib, is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor- a class of drugs used to treat autoimmune conditions, blood and bone marrow cancers, and rheumatoid arthritis. According to
Bloomberg - A strain of Covid-19 that combines delta and omicron was found in Cyprus, according to Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus and head of the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology. “There are currently omicron and delta co-infections and we
