Press Releases
Passengers on JetBlue FIights urged to contact Health Ministry
The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to urgently make contact with all passengers, who travelled on the following flights: JetBlue Flight 659, which arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 1:00 a.m. JetBlue Flight 2959 which arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport… Read More
March 20th, 2020Jamaica records 16 cases of COVID-19
Jamaica now has sixteen (16) confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The latest case is a 57-year-old male with a travel history to New York. He arrived in the island on March 10 and visited his private physician on March 16. He reported having had symptoms for six… Read More
March 19th, 2020Jamaica issues second (community) quarantine order
The Government of Jamaica has issued a second (community) quarantine order, this time for the Corn Piece settlement in Clarendon. The imposition of the order was announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness in Parliament on Thursday, March 19. The announcement comes in the wake of the death of a 79-year-old… Read More
March 19th, 2020Jamaica records first COVID-19 death
On Wednesday, March 18, Jamaica recorded its first death related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The deceased is a 79-year-old man from Clarendon with a travel history from New York. He presented to the Lionel Town Hospital on March 16 with fever, cough and shortness of breath. At that… Read More
March 19th, 2020COVID-19 Update – March 18, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of Jamaica’s situation as it relates to #COVID19 as well as the global data.
March 19th, 2020COVID-19 Update – March 17, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of Jamaica’s situation as it relates to #COVID19 as well as the global data.
March 18th, 2020Hospitals taking only one visitor per patient
Hospital visits are now reduced to once per day and to one visitor per patient, as the Ministry of Health and Wellness pursues efforts to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Also, operations at Outpatient Clinics in public hospitals have been scaled back while some services at… Read More
March 18th, 2020COVID-19 Update – March 15, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of Jamaica’s situation as it relates to #COVID19 as well as the global data.
March 16th, 20202 More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed; 17 test negative
The Ministry of Health & Wellness is reporting that two new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the island. This is following the results from the National Influenza Centre, where 19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. Seventeen (17) of the cases tested were negative. The country… Read More
March 15th, 2020Travellers from countries with COVID-19 must self-quarantine
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising that effective Monday, March 16, all travelers from countries where there is local transmission of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will now be required to self-quarantine for up to 14 days. If during that time they develop symptoms, they are to contact… Read More
March 15th, 2020