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The Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment, as well as, other Health Ministers and officials from the Caribbean agreed to draft a comprehensive Communication Strategy to combat misinformation surrounding the novel Coronavirus.<\/p>

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The Minister of Health, WELLNESS and the Environment led the Emergency meeting of the
\nCouncil for Human and Social Development which comprises the Ministers of Health from the CARICOM region.<\/p>\n

The Ministry wishes to assure the public that there are no suspected cases of Coronavirus within the Caribbean region.<\/p>

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Additionally, the Ministry wishes to inform that the individuals under quarantine continue to show NO symptoms of illness.<\/p>

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The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment will continue to update the public on ALL developments related to the novel Coronavirus.<\/p>\n

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