The CMML currently tests ALL suspect cases of COVID-19 as recommended by the WHO case definition provided by the WHO Global surveillance for COVID-19 caused by human infection with COVID-19 virus
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CARPHA’s Medical Microbiology Laboratory, as the regional reference laboratory tests suspected COVID-19 cases for 18 of its Member States. Samples can only be sent to CARPHA from the designated national public health laboratory in a country. Once samples are received, CARPHA will produce the resul...
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On 10th March 2020 Jamaica confirmed its first imported case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), while St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Guyana announced on 11th March.
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CARPHA has upgraded the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to the Caribbean Region to Very High. The revised risk level is based on international risk assessment guidelines, particularly in keeping with risk assessment for MERS-COV and pandemic influenza.
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