There is a strong possibility that the mandatory mask mandate in schools may be lifted soon as public health officials announce that more “adjustments” to the COVID-19 protocols were on the way and deem the school environment as “safe”.On Wednesday, during a media launch for the COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Survey Report 2022 at the United Nations House, Marine Gardens, Hastings Christ Church, Minister of Health Ian Gooding-Edghill said that Government continued to analyse and assess the COVID-19 situation in Barbados, it would soon announce more changes to the health protocols.“We have an Emergency Operations Committee and we have an epidemiologist and what we do is that we evaluate the information in that committee and recommendations are made. We have relaxed a number of the measures we had in place and we are also looking at further adjustments to be announced shortly,” he said.Chief Medical Officer Dr The Most Honourable Kenneth George said that while parents were reluct
Come Monday, Barbadians can expect the three-foot distancing rule to be removed from the COVID-19 protocols. The announcement was made yesterday by Minister of Health Ian Gooding-Edghill during the receipt of 14 400 Pfizer paediatric vaccinations at the Grantley Adams International Airport. “We are going to be relaxing the three-feet distancing rule that was done on the basis of the available information to us. Notwithstanding the change, we’re going to …
The three feet physical distancing protocol will be discontinued next Monday.Minister of Health Ian Gooding-Edghill made the announcement on Friday, even as he said Barbadians still have a responsibility to ensure their own safety.“Effective August 29, there will be another change to our COVID-19 directive number 11. We are going to be relaxing the three feet distancing rule,” he said during a press conference at the Grantley Adams International Airport following the arrival of 14 400 doses of the paediatric Pfizer vaccine from the British government.
Thanks to the British government, Barbados received its first batch of 14 400 pediatric Pfizer vaccines on Friday.The presentation was made by British High Commissioner Scott Furssedonn-Wood and warmly welcomed by Minister of Health Ian Gooding-Edghill who said the medicines would go a long way in helping Barbados to advance its fight against COVID-19.In a press conference held at the Grantley Adams International Airport, the minister said this donation spoke to the deep relationship between the two governments.
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.