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Thousands of rapid-result COVID testing kits to be purchased this week ahead of airport reopening
Government will this week purchase thousands of rapid-result COVID testing kits as the country prepares to begin receiving returning nationals and tourists in early June. Prime Minister Gaston Browne says Antigua and Barbuda has amended a CARICOM protocol for receiving tourists, to one that would work for Antigua and Barbuda. “There’s a CARICOM protocol, which…
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COVID-19 ‘successfully’ contained. Antigua in better position to address any 2nd wave
Prime Minister Gaston Browne is praising the nation’s front-line workers who he said are the real heroes in stemming the spread of COVID-19 in Antigua and Barbuda. “We have been successful in containing COVID and the health challenges that we anticipated did not quite materialize,” the prime minister said Saturday on Pointe FM’s Browne and…
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UPDATED: 2 remaining patients at MSJMC now COVID free
Two patients who have been hospitalized at Mount St. John’s Medical Centre for several weeks are now COVID-free, Prime Minister Gaston Browne said. “The two individuals who have been hospitalized for several weeks, they’re doing very well and they’re expected to make a full recovery,” Browne told listeners to Pointe FM’s Browne and Browne Show.…
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CBH gets new home
The Central Board of Health now has a new home. After months of rehabilitation, the Ministry of Works handed over a well refurbished complex to the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment on Monday. The building, which is located on Church Street, just west of the old Catholic Church, will be the new home…
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PM touts the benefits of ‘practically free health care in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is one of the best places to live right now, especially for people in need of health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s something Prime Minister Gaston Browne is hoping residents will come to appreciate. “Let us not forget, here in Antigua and Barbuda, unlike other countries, for about 11 different ailments,…
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Vitamin D from direct sunlight can help the body to fight COVID-19
Health professionals in St. Kitts and Nevis are touting the benefits of the sun in the fight against COVID-19. Get Some Sun! At least twice per day recommends Chief Medical Officer, Dr Hazel Laws. The reason is simple. Vitamin Dɜ is made in the skin when exposed to the sun’s energy. It is then carried…
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Antigua cancels HIV tests due to COVID-19
Antigua has halted testing people for HIV and this decision is being blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic. HIV AIDS Programme Manager Delcora Williams says in order to adhere to social distancing requirements, no HIV tests are being conducted by the HIV clinic until further notice. “An HIV test is a very intimate thing,” Williams said. …
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PAHO Director asks countries to address health, social and economic emergencies together, as COVID-19 expands in the Americas
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Carissa F. Etienne, called on countries to address health, social and economic emergencies, saying she is “deeply concerned” by the rapid expansion of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in the Americas. “The pandemic has forced us to address three emergencies at the same time: health, social and…
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COVID-19: Antigua positioned to export health-care services
Despite the economic damage and upheaval inflicted on Antigua and Barbuda by the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s response to it will ensure that it emerges from the crisis with a significant advantage in at least one critically important sector, according to the nation’s leader. Prime Minister Gaston Browne believes the heavy investments that his government…