Saint Lucia reported an increase in COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus, particularly for children less than five years of age in both the emergency departments and wellness centres.
T&T recorded the first case of the JN. I variant category of COVID-19 due to an increase in deaths associated with the virus in recent weeks, noted by the Health Authorities.
China has registered a significant drop in its population for the second consecutive year as the country’s population fell by 2 million in 2023.
Tobago’s Division of Education, Research and Technology has reintroduced safety protocols in all the schools of the Federation due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.
Minister Terrance Deyalsingh issued the caution as he launched one of the ministry’s mass vaccination sites for COVID-19 and influenza at the Divali Nagar.
Notably, UNICEF USAID Eastern and Southern Caribbean have shared some hygienic tips that will help the community boost their immunity in avoiding COVID-19, flu and Dengue.
St Kitts and Nevis and US Virgin Islands to take stringent measures after seeing the surge in the cases of respiratory diseases.
The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has made member states aware of the fact that acute respiratory diseases have been on the rise in light of the effect of SARS-CoV-2, influenza and the respiratory syncytial virus have had in the Americas and the Caribbean sub region.
St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment has issued an advisory for the benefit of the public, stating that citizens must take every possible precautionary measure to protect themselves.
One person was reported dead due to the Covid 19 in the Bahamas. This has increased the threat among the people of the region as the count in the cases is revealing the surge at an alarming rate, as per the reports by the Ministry of Health in Bahamas.
