COVID-19 is starting to make its way over to the shores of the Caribbean. We are sure you’ve been bombarded with a lot of information so we won’t add too much more but simply share some useful information from the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness.
As of 11th March 2020, PAHO reported the following number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Caribbean
- The Dominican Republic: 5
- Jamaica: 1
- Martinique: 3
- Saint Barts: 1
- Saint Martin:2
What is COVID-19 and what you can do at work, home and in public to prevent infection
Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness has prepared some very useful resources to help the public understand what COVID-19 is and how you can protect yourself, your family and your colleagues. You can read these below:
What is COVID -19?
Measures You Can Take to Protect Your Home
Protecting Your Workplace
Protecting Yourself When You’re in Public
Conclusion
Before we go, we just wanted to stress the importance of seeking information from reputable sources which would be WHO, PAHO and your countries’ Ministries of Health, to remain calm and to pay special attention to your elderly family members (those who are over 60) and those with non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease and chronic respiratory disease as these two groups of people are at a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease if exposed.
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