#COVIDDispatch – What about the children? Barbados Today17/01/2022043 views The world has now been battling the COVID-19 pandemic for two years. Over the last few months, two more highly contagious variants – namely Delta and, since November, Omicron –… Read more
#COVIDDispatch: Vaccine-resistant COVID variants loom Barbados Today17/01/2022026 views As if there was not already enough for Barbadians to process and absorb about the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) is now warning countries that they should not… Read more
#COVIDDispatch – Businessman reports more retail workers testing positive for COVID-19 Barbados Today17/01/2022029 views While most Barbadians’ attention has shifted to the general election set for January 19 and the impact which the spread of COVID-19 will have on the ability of thousands of… Read more
412 new cases of COVID-19 Barbados Today16/01/2022039 views A total of 412 positive COVID-19 cases were identified by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory from the 1,988 tests carried out on Saturday, January 15. Of those cases 227… Read more
Study sheds light on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in six Caribbean countries Barbados Today16/01/2022032 views A new study on vaccine hesitancy in six Caribbean Community countries has found that those out of formal work and those who are educated to secondary level, fits the typical… Read more
Barbados records 537 new COVID-19 cases Barbados Today14/01/2022074 views The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 537 new COVID-19 cases – 229 males and 308 females – from the 2,346 tests conducted on Thursday, January 13. Of the new… Read more
Barbados records 577 new cases Barbados Today13/01/2022046 views There were 577 new COVID-19 cases – 251 males and 326 females – recorded on Wednesday, January 12, from the 2,439 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.… Read more
Barbados records another death Barbados Today13/01/2022055 views Barbados recorded yet another COVID-19 death on Wednesday, January 12, bringing the death toll from the virus to 269. A 74-year-old man passed away from the viral illness at the… Read more
Two men die from COVID-19 Barbados Today12/01/2022037 views Two Barbadian men have lost their battle with COVID-19. An 81-year-old man, who was fully vaccinated, succumbed to the virus at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility on Tuesday, January 11.… Read more
Barbados records 516 new COVID-19 cases Barbados Today12/01/2022031 views The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 516 new COVID-19 cases – 243 males and 273 females – from the 2,403 tests carried out on Tuesday, January 11. The new… Read more