Barbados government to listen BAMP's recommendations on COVID protocols
The Prime Minister of Barbados - Mia Amor Mottley, has agreed to listen to the bits of advice of BAMP officials - the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners related to the travel protocols and mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of all the frontline workers.
Wednesday, 28th July 2021
Barbados: The Prime Minister of Barbados - Mia Amor Mottley, has agreed to listen to the bits of advice of BAMP officials - the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners related to the travel protocols and mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of all the frontline workers.
During the media conference conducted on Tuesday's evening, PM Mottley informed that the COVID-19 subcommittee of the Cabinet is going to review the recommendations so as to determine what the Barbados government can accept and what cannot be accepted.
BAMP in a three-page document addressed to PM Mottley and COVID-19 subcommittee in which it has made the recommendations that all the travellers receive a mandatory test on the eighth day and the nations with either low testing rates or sheer increases of the Delta, Gamma or Lambda variant should attract more strict COVID-19 protocols in a division of nations of interest and countries of concern.
The Prime Minister further noted that the Minister of Foreign Affairs and also the Chairman of the COVID-19 subcommittee - Senator Dr Jerome Walcott, would meet the authorities of BAMP early upcoming week.
The Foreign Affairs minister has just returned from meetings in Mexico.
The Caribbean island has reported new 6 COVID-19 infections on 27 July 2021, taking the total number of the confirmed cases to 4,359, out of which a total of 4,146 individuals have been recovered from the deadly coronavirus.So far, till 27 July 2021, the Caribbean island has reported a total of 48 deaths amid the contagious COVID-19 pandemic.
As per the COVID-19 vaccination statistics, till 26 July 2021, there are a total of 99,154 individuals who have received their first jab of the novel coronavirus vaccine, which is around 34.5 per cent of the population, while a total of 74,504 people have received their second dose of the novel coronavirus and are now fully vaccinated, which is 26 per cent of the population.Latest
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