Tag: Delta Variant
Monitoring Unit ‘feeling pressure’
The COVID-19 Monitoring Unit is almost overwhelmed by the country’s current public health predicament, particularly with the surge in COVID-19 cases.
Speaking as a special...
‘90% needed’ for herd immunity
With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus taking hold in more countries across the region, Caribbean countries may now need to attain 90...
PM: It will be a long battle
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is warning that more young people are at risk of contracting COVID-19 and the country is now in for...
Delta variant forces rethink
The highly infectious Delta variant is causing the Ministry of Health to re-evaluate its approach to the COVID-19 virus.
Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic said...
12 cases of Delta variant in Jamaica
KINGSTON – Jamaica on Wednesday confirmed 22 cases of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and promised to keep the...
CDC recommends wearing masks indoors
To prevent further spread of the Delta variant, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance on Tuesday to recommend...