COVID testing sites to remain open on Bank holidays in Barbados

Barbados: The government of Barbados Caribbean island has informed that the main COVID-19 testing sites at the Wildey Gymnasium, Wildey, St. Michael, would be open for the COVID-19 testing during the two upcoming bank holidays on Monday, August 2, and Tuesday, August 3, 2021.

The COVID-19 testing sites would be open from 9 am to 2 pm. In addition to this, the other two testing sites, Eunice Gibson Polyclinic in Warrens and the Branford Taitt Polyclinic in Black Rock, would also be open from

Saturday, July 31 to Tuesday, August 3, 2021, from 8 am until noon every day.

As per the COVID-19 report by the Health Ministry of Barbados island, the island has reported five new cases of the COVID-19 mutant on July 28, 2021. With this, the confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus cases rise in the island country to 4,365.

So far, there are around 4,167 patients who have been recovered from the contagious COVID-19 mutant, while a total of forty-eight deaths have been reported in Barbados amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

If we look at the COVID-19 vaccination statistics, as of 26 July 2021, a total of 99,154 individuals have received their first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is around 34.5 per cent of the Barbados government. At the same time, a total of 74,322 individuals have received their second dose of the novel coronavirus vaccine and are now fully vaccinated against the contagious mutant. So far, the world has reported a total of 4000 million individuals have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In contrast, a total of 1000 million people have received their second jab of the novel coronavirus and are now fully vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus mutant, which is around 14.2 per cent of the total population of the island country.