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St Lucia manages 100% COVID-19 recoveries so far
DOMINICA NEWS ONLINE
BASSETERRE, St Lucia - To date, all of the positive cases of COVID-19 in Saint Lucia have recovered. According to a news release, Saint Lucia attained 100 per cent recovery of all of the island’s 15 confirmed COVID-19 cases so far, when the remaining two cases who were in isolation, received negative COVID-19 test results. They have since been discharged from hospital.
T&T university students to get care packages as borders stay closed
LOOP T&T
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T- Relief is on the way to T&T nationals at universities across the Caribbean region as borders continue to be locked down.
Five Jamaican nurses, former soldier die from COVID-19 in US
JAMAICAN GLEANER
NEW YORK, USA - Five nurses and a former director of prisons are among several Jamaicans who have died in the United States as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council and other well-placed sources.
CARICOM meeting to discuss COVID-19 response
JAMAICAN GLEANER
BRIDGEOTWN, Barbados- Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are to meet later this month to consider a regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. seized ventilators destined for Barbados
BARBADOS TODAY
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The seizure of 20 ventilators destined for Barbados appears to have thrust the Mia Mottley administration into a growing global battle for critical supplies to fight the outbreak of COVID-19.
Guyana records second death from COVID-19
CMC
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has recorded its second death from the coronavirus (COVID-19) as health officials Tuesday confirmed that there are now 12 positive cases of the virus in the country.
COVID-19 positive man sneaks out of Grenada with family
CMC
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Health authorities have confirmed that one of Grenada’s nine coronavirus (COVID-19) patients sneaked out of the island with his wife and child.
14 coronavirus cases confirmed in Cayman Islands
CAYMAN COMPASS
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman - Public health officials have confirmed two new cases of coronavirus with no links to overseas travel.
US offers Venezuela deal to lift sanctions
BBC NEWS
The US has offered to lift crippling sanctions against Venezuela if its leaders agree to a power-sharing deal.
Trinidad & Tobago records 50th case of COVID-19
CMC
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, in the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago has now risen to 50.
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