Third case of Omicron variant detected in the UK Barbados Today28/11/20210100 views SOURCE: BBC — A third case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in the UK, the Health Security Agency has said. The person is no longer in the… Read more
Generosity from Barbadians living in the diaspora Barbados Today28/11/2021092 views Prime Minister Mia Mottely has thanked Barbadians living in the diaspora for donating to the patients and staff at Harrison Point. Mottley said: “In spite of everybody facing their own… Read more
Britain tightens COVID rules as world on alert over omicron Desmond Brown27/11/2021071 views SOURCE: AP — The U.K. tightened up rules Saturday on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two cases of the new potentially more contagious omicron variant of… Read more
Barbados logs 154 new cases of COVID-19 Barbados Today27/11/20210111 views Sixty-six males and 88 females are Barbados’ latest COVID-19 cases. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory conducted 1,346 tests on Friday, November 26. Of these 154 new cases, 19 are… Read more
COVID-19 death toll rises to 224 Barbados Today27/11/2021077 views An 85-year-old man is this island’s latest COVID-19 casualty. He died this morning at the Blackman and Gollop Isolation Facility. He was unvaccinated. The number of deaths recorded from the… Read more
South Africa ‘punished’ for detecting new Omicron variant Barbados Today27/11/2021094 views SOURCE: BBC – South Africa has complained it is being punished – instead of applauded – for discovering Omicron, a concerning new variant of Covid-19. The foreign ministry made the… Read more
Five more COVID-19 deaths; toll at 223 Barbados Today26/11/2021066 views Four women and one man are the latest COVID-19 victims. On Wednesday, November 24, two women, aged 72 and 84, died at the Accident & Emergency Department of the Queen… Read more
COVID-19 Update: 154 new cases recorded Barbados Today26/11/2021037 views The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 154 positive cases of COVID-19 – 74 males and 80 females – on Thursday, November 25. Tests conducted numbered 1,364. Of the new… Read more
Belgium detects first case of new COVID variant in Europe Barbados Today26/11/2021052 views SOURCE: REUTERS– Belgium detected Europe’s first confirmed case of the new variant of COVID-19 on Friday, and at the same time announced measures aimed at curbing a rapidly spreading fourth… Read more
COVID-19 Update: 183 cases recorded on November 24 Barbados Today26/11/2021038 views There were 183 positive COVID-19 cases, 82 males and 101 females, reported for Wednesday, November 24. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory carried out 1,431 tests. The new cases comprised… Read more