Argentina donates 30, 000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Barbados Barbados Today04/12/2021088 views Argentina has donated 30,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Barbados. The shipment arrived last Saturday. According to the Charge d’Affaires Angel Dalmazzo, Argentina strongly believes that ”no country will be… Read more
Vaccination schedule for Saturday, December 4 Barbados Today03/12/2021059 views Members of the public are encouraged to visit any vaccination site to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. Please see below for the venues and times. Vaccination Centres: Masonic Centre, Salters, St.… Read more
COVID-19 Update: 165 new COVID-19 cases Barbados Today03/12/2021026 views The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 165 new COVID-19 cases – 82 males and 83 females – on Thursday, December 2, from the 1,234 tests conducted. Of the new… Read more
Safe zones on in health Barbados Today03/12/2021074 views Despite some controversy and uncertainty in the early days of implementation, the Government’s COVID-19 ‘safe zones’ initiative is being put into motion across the country’s public health system. Chief Medical… Read more
PAHO says no need for panic over Omicron Barbados Today03/12/2021089 views The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called for increased vaccination and public health measures to ensure the best possible protection against the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Director Dr Carissa… Read more
Ministry personnel discuss resumption of in-person school next year Barbados Today03/12/20210102 views Talks between officials in the Ministry of Health and their counterparts in education about the resumption of face-to-face classes early next year are progressing steadily, with only two of the… Read more
CMO says Barbados taking wait-and-see approach to emergence of Omicron variant Barbados Today03/12/2021099 views The fresh threat of a scarcely understood variant has not triggered any plans by this country’s COVID-19 authorities to consider placing further restrictions at the borders, as tourism officials prepare… Read more
Two more Barbadians succumb from COVID-19 Barbados Today02/12/20210100 views Two more Barbadians have been added to the list of COVID-19 casualties. A 51-year-old woman died from the virus on Wednesday, December 1, at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility. She… Read more
COVID-19 Press conference at 10 Barbados Today02/12/2021054 views COVID-19 Public Advisor, David Ellis will convene a Press Conference today, Thursday December 2nd 2021 at 10:00 a.m. He will have with him: RONALD CHAPMAN – Director the Covid Monitoring… Read more
Health Ministry issues caution regarding Omicron variant Barbados Today02/12/2021028 views Local health officials are tracking the emergence of the COVID-19 variant Omicron that the World Health Organisation (WHO) said was confirmed in 23 countries on Wednesday. However, the Government has… Read more