July 19, 2024
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19: White House
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to the White House. Unidos US CEO Janet Murguía had also announced the diagnosis from the podium where the president was set to speak at a conference…
February 7, 2024
Court orders ministry of health to pay legal costs of civil and human rights group
Justice Frank Seepersad has ordered the Ministry of Health to pay the legal costs incurred by the leader of the civil and human rights group, First Wave Movement, Umar Abdullah, who had sought information on the adverse reports of the coronavirus…
December 30, 2022
People flying from People flying from China will need negative COVID-19 test to enter US
Starting January 5, people flying from China will need a negative COVID-19 test within two days of their departure in order to enter the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The newly announced restrictions…
December 22, 2022
No More Mask Required in Barbados
Health authorities have scrapped the few remaining COVID-19 mandates, ending more than two years of protocols imposed on Barbadians to help control the spread of the virus. Declaring that legal regulations are no longer needed to manage the…
May 19, 2022
PAHO issues warning for the Caribbean as COVID-19 cases soar
The director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, Wednesday urged countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, to take action to increase surveillance, public health measures and vaccination, and to make sure…
May 3, 2022
NEW ZEALAND RELAXES COVID-19 TRAVEL RULES
New Zealand welcomed tourists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in more than two years after dropping most of its remaining pandemic border restrictions. Tourists will still need to be…
April 16, 2022
Clashes between police and people being forced out of their homes in Shanghai
Some residential compounds are being turned into quarantine centres.Millions are confined to their homes as Shanghai battles a fresh outbreak of the virus. Anyone who tests positive is placed in quarantine. But with more than 20,000 new cases a day,…
April 16, 2022
Mask mandate lifted, no COVID test required for entry to Jamaica
From Friday, visitors to Jamaica will not be required to present a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter the country, according to a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). Additionally, people in enclosed public spaces will no…
April 7, 2022
Shanghai Covid lockdown extended to entire city
Chinese authorities have extended their lockdown of Shanghai to cover all its 25 million people after a fresh surge in Covid cases. Initially, there had been separate measures for the eastern and western sides, but the whole city is now subject to…
March 27, 2022
Prime Minister announces lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley on Saturday announced the removal of most of t he restrictions that were implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking during a news conference on Saturday afternoon, Rowley said the restrictions to be lifted…