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Senior Medical Officer of Health in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Dr Anton Best has sought to clarify COVID-19-related terms which have been causing confusion.
Best noted that people have been misinterpreting the terms community spread and local transmission and emphasised that they are different categories.
Best was speaking on Tuesday during a COVID-19 press conference which was also addressed by Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson – head of the Health Communications Team and Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic.
He said the World Health Organisation has four categories for describing COVID-19 in a pandemic: No cases, sporadic cases, clusters and community transmission – also known as community spread.
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Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson, head of the Health Communications Team, announced during a live COVID-19 press briefing on Monday that $3 million to be used for hazard pay has been released to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Thompson said this money should be available to workers soon.
The ambassador also announced that psychological, psychiatric or counselling support would be available to frontline workers caring for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients at Harrison Point, St Lucy. She said this would assist those dealing with challenging situations.
Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw, Dr Corey Forde and Dr Anton Best also gave addresses during the briefing.
All members of dedicated Health Communications Team now confirmed
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Prime Minister Mia Mottley has now confirmed the acceptance of all members to participate in the new dedicated Health Communications Team she announced on Friday evening.
The fourth member of the team is retired head of the Ministry of Health’s Health Promotion Unit, Denise Carter-Taylor.
Carter-Taylor joins former Minister of Health, Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson, president of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners, Dr. Lynda Williams, and Communications Specialist, Tyson Henry.
The team’s mission is to streamline and improve communications related to COVID-19 and the national effort to combat and eradicate the virus from the island.
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley confirmed the acceptance of all members to participate in the new dedicated Health Communications Team she announced on Friday evening.
The fourth member is retired head of the Ministry of Health’s Health Promotion Unit, Denise Carter-Taylor.
Carter-Taylor joins former Minister of Health, Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson; president of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners, Dr Lynda Williams; and Communications Specialist, Tyson Henry.
The team’s mission is to streamline and improve communications related to COVID-19 and the national effort to combat and eradicate the virus from the island. (PR)
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