Thursday, April 16, 2026

COVID-19 press conference at 5:15 p.m. today

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Government will hold a COVID-19 press conference at 5:15 p.m. today.

Speakers will include Dr Kenneth Connell, chairman of the Barbados Drug Formulary Committee, clinical pharmacologist and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI; Sister Rosanette Cooke, Public Health Nurse and Senior Health Sister Winston Scott Polyclinic; Dr Elizabeth Ferdinand, public health specialist and co-cordinator of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign; and Dr Lynda Williams, president of Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners.

The press conference will be streamed live.

(PR)

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