In the letter Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that it is important to raise community awareness regarding adherence to respiratory and hand hygiene.
The National Public Health Laboratory has commenced preparing samples to be sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for PCR testing to detect the presence of the potentially serious Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) within the population. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton said that had become necessary because of the emergent issue of increasing respiratory illnesses that have led to overcrowding at the Bustamante Hospital for Children …
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A sharp increase in Severe Acute Respiratory Illnesses (SARI) has led to severe overcrowding at the Bustamante Hospital for Children as well as the Spanish Town Hospital.
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TIRUCHI Doctors in the region have cited the increasing number of deaths and advised people to stay home and follow COVID-19 protocol.
In Tiruchi, doctors say that the number of deaths has markedly increased due to the ignorance of symptoms. We have seen some patients come to us with oxygen levels falling below 85. A patient ideally needs to be admitted if it is below 92, a senior doctor at the Tiruchi Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital said.
The patients ignore the cold, breathlessness, attribute it to their pre-existing ailments and rush to the hospital when it is too late, he said.