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2,000 animals to be killed after hamsters get COVID-19 HONG KONG (AP): Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected. The city will also stop the... - 2022-01-19 00:10:27 Germany gifts supplies for COVID-19 fight Jamaica’s COVID-19 response has been bolstered with the donation of medical equipment and supplies from Germany valued at $43.8 million. Among the items handed over to the Ministry of Health and Wellness on Tuesday were 500,000 surgical masks, 300... - 2022-01-19 00:09:33 1,968 additional COVID-19 cases, eight more fatalities Some 1,968 additional COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Jamaica, increasing the tally to 112,218. Of the new cases, 1,135 are women and 833 are men, with ages ranging from nine days and 95 years. The tally of active cases now stands at 13,696. A... - 2022-01-16 14:03:46
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AS JAMAICA rides its fourth COVID-19 wave, driven by the very transmissible Omicron variant, we continue to have one of the lowest vaccination rates in the region. COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of severe illness, hospitalisation and death from... - 
