The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) and the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) want to hold onto some of the COVID-19 protocols when the new school year begins next month.Their call has come just as Government announced that the three-foot rule is to be abandoned from next Monday suggesting that there would no longer be the distance restriction in the school setting.On Friday, while delivering remarks at a press conference to mark the arrival of pediatric Pfizer vaccines, Minister of Health Ian Gooding-Edghill announced that effective Monday 29th, the three-feet physical distancing rule would no longer apply.
Barbados’ first case of monkeypox has been closed. Chief Medical Officer The Most Honourable Dr Kenneth George gave an update on the virus yesterday, informing the media that the lone case did not lead to any more challenges for public health authorities. Speaking after a workshop organised by the Pan American Health Organisation at the Savannah Hotel, George said Barbados was also perfectly placed to deal with the virus should …
As Barbados and the world move on from the COVID-19 pandemic, people are asking: what next?The Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) reminds us that the pandemic still hovers, that people are still dying from the disease, and that Barbadians should exercise as much care as is necessary to protect themselves and their loved one from the viral illness.Given the systematic removal of most nationally enforced disease mitigation measures, there is a general acceptance that while COVID-19 remains a highly infectious and detrimental disease to many, the majority will survive if they become infected.However, while the population is enjoying the exhilaration of being “outside” again, there is a segment of our population that remains in fear and are somewhat helpless, no matter how well they try to protect themselves.Our elderly population and those with pre-existing health challenges are dying at a rate that should make us pause and reflect on whether we have chosen to make
Vulnerable groups most likely to be seriously affected by COVID-19 are being advised to be extremely careful following a spike in cases on the island.The caution has come from the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP), which has expressed concern with the large number of positive cases registered in the last few days.With the Crop Over Festival having climaxed on Tuesday following the conclusion of Grand Kadooment and Soca on the Hill, health officials have seen a sharp increase in cases, coupled with a high positivity rate.While on Wednesday there were 325 positive cases recorded from just 693 tests, on Thursday those numbers more than doubled with 718 new cases being recorded from 1566 tests.
Vulnerable groups most likely to be seriously affected by COVID-19 are being advised to be extremely careful following a spike in cases on the island.The caution has come from the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP), which has expressed concern with the large number of positive cases registered in the last few days.With the Crop Over Festival having climaxed on Tuesday following the conclusion of Grand Kadooment and Soca on the Hill, health officials have seen a sharp increase in cases, coupled with a high positivity rate.While on Wednesday there were 325 positive cases recorded from just 693 tests, on Thursday those numbers more than doubled with 718 new cases being recorded from 1566 tests.