UN health chief announces global ‘solidarity trial’ to jumpstart search for… Michelle Nurse Mar 19, 2020 0 (United Nations News) Just 60 days after the genetic sequence of COVID-19 was shared by China, the first vaccine…
CARICOM Agri Ministers Meet To Craft COVID-19 Food Security Position Michelle Nurse Mar 18, 2020 0 As countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) intensify safety measures in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic…
World Bank Group increases COVID-19 response to help sustain Caribbean economies,… Michelle Nurse Mar 18, 2020 0 WASHINGTON, Mar 18, CMC – The World Bank has approved an increased US$14 billion package of fast-track financing to…
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: 185,000 Cases, 7,300 Deaths Confirmed Worldwide; 80,000 Have… Michelle Nurse Mar 17, 2020 0 (Newsweek) The coronavirus pandemic has reached at least 155 countries, with more than 185,000 known cases and…
PM Harris, Caribbean Leaders Engage IMF On COVID-19 Impact, Outlook Michelle Nurse Mar 17, 2020 0 BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 17, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – On Monday, March 16, Prime…
Barbados records two COVID-19 Cases Michelle Nurse Mar 17, 2020 0 Ministerial Statement On COVID-19 By Minister Of Health And Wellness The Honourable Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic…
‘You cannot fight a fire blindfolded’: WHO chief blasts slow virus testing… Michelle Nurse Mar 17, 2020 0 (United Nations News) “The most effective way to prevent infections and save lives, is breaking the chains of…
Coronavirus: Reflections of an epidemiologist and public health practitioner Michelle Nurse Mar 16, 2020 0 (World Bank Blogs) Not a day passes without us being bombarded by the rapidly evolving medical literature and media…
Two other Caribbean countries report coronavirus cases Michelle Nurse Mar 13, 2020 0 (CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Mar 13, Caribbean Media Corporation) – St. Lucia and Suriname Friday announced “imported”…