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Jamaica how has 44 confirmed cases and 3 deaths for #Covid19Jamaica #JaCovid19

All 6 new cases are related to the quarantined community of Corn Piece Settlement in Clarendon

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The indexed case shows that the virus is HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS.

We must confine ourselves to restrictions made by government

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The testing has been sufficient to date in indicating presence of virus in population. It also allows us to monitor frontline workers and allows general testing for persons with respiratory ailments. However, plans are in place to be rolled to be absolutely certain.
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Between now and weekend, we should roll out mobile testing. @themohwgovjm will engage mobile branded units and they will be deployed across country. Starting with @theserhajm and @mohnerha

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Persons with the desire to be tested will be examined, if they meet requirements, samples will be taken and test administered.

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App/website to be published, for persons to sign up if they want to be tested.

NB: If you want to be tested, you won’t definitely be tested, you have to meet requirements as said in above tweet.

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Community Quarantine:

Corn Piece quarantine still quarantined, with 6 cases linked to the initial case.

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Community Quarantine:

We are also monitoring 69 households in Portland Cottage, Clarendon.

- 279 persons have been interviewed
- 7 persons have been placed into isolation

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The residents are routinely visited by local health teams
who monitor their status.

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@themohwgovjm will shortly sign an agreement with the Andrew’s Memorial Hospital to be used as an extension of the Kingston Public Hospital. As needed patients, who are admitted as KPH will be housed at Andrew’s

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Thanks public health team, particular parish health department for contact tracing plus on the ground assessments.

Health care heroes - celebrate them! They do a lot of work in fight against #Covid19Jamaica #JaCovid19!

A reminder that - contact tracing VERY effective which is why we have contained spread of certain places (i.e Bull Bay & Corn Piece)

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Now online: St. Ann's Bay Hospital CEO, Dr McDowell.

He was responsible for the FIRST patient being treated and released in that area.

This shows that we have the capacity to treat and that we CAN recover.

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Dr McDowell says the hospital faced challenges managing #JaCovid19 patients. They’ve secluded an area for their admission and testing to prevent spread.

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They have a meeting everyday 10am for ALL staff and shared that they are 70-75% ready.

They’re managing but not enough PPEs and "Man Power"
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We now introduce online:
the FIRST recovered patient, who we’re calling him Mr. R

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Mr. R shared that he had good experience; He wasn’t in pain or had much effects. From where he was, he heard a lot of coughing and crying so he knows it was rough for others.

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We implore persons to STOP the discrimination, all persons have the right to to be reintegrated in society.

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PS of the @themohwgovjm:
Our health officials have received more than 500 names of people who arrived in Jamaica from March 18-23. They are being visited to ensure they are being quarantined.

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Parish by Parish Breakdown of the now 44 confirmed cases:

Clarendon - 10
Hanover -0
Kgn & St Andrew - 12
Manchester - 4
Portland - 1
St Ann - 5
St Catherine - 4
St Elizabeth - 1
St Mary - 1
St James - 4
St Thomas - 0
Westmoreland - 2
Trelawny - 0

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