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The Minister of Health reported that there is NO major surge of Covid-19 after Carnival 2022.<\/p>\n

He concluded that 57 infections serve as evidence that boosters are working and encouraged Antiguans and Barbudans to get vaccinated and boosted.<\/p>

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The Minister drew the Cabinet\u2019s attention to large-scale events before that led to as many as 250 infections following the events.<\/p>

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The policies of the Gaston Browne-led administration are clearly justifiable and helpful in the fight against Covid-19.<\/p>\n

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