Jamaica moves towards testing capability for UK COVID strain

The Government of Jamaica is moving to acquire critical pieces of equipment that will allow the country to conduct tests for the p...

UK variant of COVID-19 found in Jamaica

Jamaica has confirmed the presence of the highly contagious United Kingdom variant of the coronavirus. The news was shared by Mini...

New COVID-19 variant found in the UK

Another COVID-19 variant has been discovered in the UK. The strain, called B.1.525, has been spotted 33 times, but experts believe...

South African coronavirus variant now in the US

A new coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa has been found in the United States. Two cases of the South African var...

How many variants of the coronavirus are there?

How many variants of the coronavirus are there? There are many circulating around the world, but health experts are primarily conc...

COVID-19 variant detected in Cayman

The Cayman Islands on Tuesday (January 26) announced that the new variant of the COVID-19 virus has been detected in the island. C...

St Lucia confirms COVID variant in five cases

St Lucia is the latest Caribbean territory to record cases of the coronavirus variant. The island’s Health Ministry has confirme...

T&T confirms first case of COVID-19 variant

Trinidad and Tobago confirmed its first case of the coronavirus variant today. The patient is a national who had travelled to the ...