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The Caribbean Public Health Agency's Caribbean Regulatory System (CARPHA - CRS) has issued the first ever recommendation of a diagnostic test kit for the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus 2019 for emergency use authorisation and/or import by CARICOM Member States during the current pandemic.
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CARPHA received medical supplies from the People’s Republic of China to help in the fight against COVID-19.
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In June 2020, the CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML) processed the largest number of samples – an unprecedented achievement in the history of the organisation. A total of 3,250 samples were received, representing an average of more than 150 samples per business day
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Over the years, the Caribbean region has faced a series of public health challenges. The persistence of diseases such as dengue, and the emergence of new ones such as the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as the biggest threat to the Caribbean region in recent times and has...
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