More events may get the nod following independence, republic celebrations Emmanuel Joseph02/12/2021050 views The successful and incident-free staging of three recent open-air mass events may be used as a yardstick for future undertakings on a similar scale in the prevailing COVID-19 environment. While… Read more
Doctors worried too few tests for COVID to give a true picture of community transmission Barbados Today02/12/2021040 views Scientists are seeing no real evidence of an improvement in Barbados’ COVID-19 situation, despite a clear reduction in the number of positive cases on the country’s daily dashboards. Instead, epidemiologist… Read more
COVID-19 Update: 113 new COVID-19 cases Barbados Today01/12/2021033 views The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 113 positive COVID-19 cases – 54 males and 59 females – on Tuesday, November 30. The facility conducted 777 tests. The new cases… Read more
Barbados records three more COVID-19 deaths Barbados Today01/12/2021037 views A 22-year-old unvaccinated man was among the most recent persons to die from COVID-19. He died today, Wednesday, December 1, at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility. Two other deaths, both… Read more
Vaccination schedule for Wednesday, December 1 Barbados Today01/12/2021014 views The Immunisation Unit advises the public that three vaccination sites will operate today, Wednesday, December 1. The locations and times are listed below. Vaccination Centres: Sharon Moravian Church Hall, Sharon,… Read more
COVID-19 Update: 164 new cases, 2, 601 in isolation Barbados Today30/11/2021025 views One hundred and sixty-four new COVID-19 cases, 74 males and 90 females, were recorded on Monday, November 29. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory carried out 1,165 tests. The positive… Read more
COVID-19 Update: 114 new cases Barbados Today29/11/2021039 views The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has recorded 114 new cases (47 males and 67 females) of COVID-19. There were 845 tests conducted on Sunday, November 28. Twenty-six individuals are… Read more
COVID-19 death toll climbs to 228 Barbados Today29/11/2021062 views COVID-19 has claimed the lives of three more women. The first victim was 61 years old. She died at the Accident and Emergency Department (AED) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital… Read more
115 new cases of COVID-19 Barbados Today28/11/2021072 views A total of 115 positive COVID-19 cases, 50 males and 65 females, were recorded by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Saturday, November 27. The number of tests conducted… Read more
Latest COVID-19 victim is a 53-year-old woman Barbados Today28/11/2021062 views The number of casualties from COVID-19 has risen to 225, following the death of a 53-year-old woman on Saturday, November 27. She passed away at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility… Read more