COVID-19 Protocols for Hairdressing Salons Barbados Today16/05/20200245 views This document outlines the strategies for the safe management and operation of hairdressing salons in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. For the purpose of this protocol, the word hairdresser… Read more
COVID at ‘community transmission’ Barbados Today16/05/20200305 views Chief Medical Officer Dr Anton Best sought to clarify COVID Czar Richard Carter’s declaration that the pandemic had reached the state of “community spread”, suggesting instead that “community transmission” is… Read more
Docs blank operations on COVID-19 patients Barbados Today13/05/20201159 views The impasse between surgeons and public health administrators over the fitness of make-shift operating rooms intended for Coronavirus patients escalated today as the surgeons declared their refusal to perform surgeries… Read more
PAHO chief fears ‘rapid COVID-19 spread’ Sandy Deane13/05/20201122 views The head of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) said today she was “deeply concerned” that the coronavirus pandemic is spreading rapidly in the Americas. And Dr Carissa Etienne called… Read more
NAB staff, cleared of COVID, back at work Barbados Today13/05/20200288 views The staff of the National Assistance Board sent into quarantine when seven workers tested positive for COVID-19 were welcomed back to headquarters today after they emerged with “clean bills of… Read more
Transport Board: Prepare for delays as buses limit riders Barbados Today13/05/20200381 views Commuters on Transport Board buses should prepare for delays, Chief Executive Officer Fabian Wharton today warned amid complaints about people being left behind and a long wait for buses. Under… Read more
New case. More questions Sandy Deane13/05/20201305 views A 31-year-old man, the latest COVID-19-positive case, now joins a “handful” of individuals being investigated by the Ministry of Health amid speculation that the epidemic may have evolved to community… Read more
No positive Covid-19 cases today Barbados Today01/05/20200142 views The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory reported this morning that all 157 tests done for COVID-19 yesterday were negative. Additionally, the 33 results which were pending from testing carried out… Read more