The National Surveillance Unit of the Ministry of Health & Wellness has reported that in the last 24 hours, 6 samples have tested positive for COVID-19.
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness has rubbished a Gleaner story that stated that members of the healthcare service tested positive for COVID-19.
People living with HIV (PLHIV) will need to take COVID-19 (coronavirus) very seriously!
Read more: People living with HIV should stay on treatment to fight Coronavirus
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) and the Western Children’s and Adolescent’s Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, are poised to be the most modern public health facilities in the Caribbean.
Read more: Western Jamaica to boast the Caribbean's best public health facilities
The Jamaica Social Investment Fund, JSIF, will be embarking on a massive infrastructure upgrade project for four health centres in St James at a cost of 156 million dollars.
Read more: EU To Spend $156m To Upgrade 4 St. James Health Centres
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