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As the urge intensifies this Christmas season to gather with family and friends, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is warning the public that they have been no changes to the restrictions on social gatherings. Head of the COVID-19 Monitori
BICO sends treats and cheer to frontline workers Article by March 13, 2021 Sweet treats, and a little cheer, have been delivered to frontline health and social care workers at various institutions across the island thanks to BICO Limited. BICO’s Sales and Business Development Manager, Dwayne Holmes, led the initiative which began February 25 with the Maurice Byer Polyclinic and ended on March 8 with the Barbados Vagrant and Homeless Society. Holmes explained: “The project was supported by several members of the BICO team, including sales associate Llewelyn Riley who as...
Article by Social Share Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Senior Medical Officer of Health Dr Anton Best said on Monday that preparations are being made to conduct genomic surveillance at the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. According to Best, this is a more sustainable and wiser choice to be able to identify variants of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Best said he had a meeting on Saturday to look at issues related to the lab, which included members of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners. One of the recommendations was the need to have continuous genomic surveill...
Government to step up viral tracing ability Article by February 16, 2021 Government is moving to enable the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory to conduct continuous genomic surveillance to detect the presence of other strains of the novel coronavirus on the island, Senior Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health Dr Anton Best has disclosed. The effort was immediately backed by Prime Minister Mia Mottley during the latest COVID-19 update at Ilaro Court. Dr Best said that based on a meeting on Saturday with health officials, including representatives from the Barbados...