HealthCaribbean Weekend
Edition 2021-02-18
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HealthCaribbean Weekend is a weekly #PHC #Health #Newsletter published on Thursdays which depicts current happenings in the #Caribbean #Healthcare Sector, of interest to healthcare providers, investors & suppliers.
CARPHA urges enhanced vigilance in response to COVID-19 UK variant found in the Caribbean
The “UK variant” (B.1.1.7 variant), which emerged in September 2020, has been identified in 60 countries globally and recently, in some Caribbean countries. Initial data suggest that the UK variant is more transmissible, and studies and analysis of
Govt exploring avenues to conduct gene sequencing to detect new virus variants
Guyana is not equipped with the necessary technology or resources to detect the new variants of the COVID-19 virus which have been circulating around the world, causing governments to institute new…
Barbados back in COVID lockdown, confirms three cases of UK strain
BRIDGETOWN: Barbados will go back into lockdown for a two-week period that will include an 11-hour nightly curfew in an attempt to bring the COVID-19 outbreak under control, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced Tuesday night. She also confirmed...
A Dominican came from England with the new strain of Covid-19
Neurosurgeon José Joaquín Puello recommends the use of a double mask. Santo Domingo, DR Given the highly contagious nature of the new British strain of the Covid-19 virus, already detected in the country in a traveler, neurosurgeon José Joaquín Puello recommends using a double mask as protection. The specialist said that although it is known that the new strain is not more aggressive, it is known that it spreads much faster, so physical distance and the use of double masks are tools of protection. He assured that many doctors already use the double mask in the country, so it is essential that the population adopt it no matter what type it is. Yesterday the country’s Health Cabinet reported that a Dominican passenger from the United Kingdom was detected carrying the […]
As new COVID-19 variant was detected on the island, experts urge precaution
Scientists at Ponce Health Sciences University identified characteristics similar to the new variant found in England last year
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