{"id":99717,"date":"2020-01-29T12:44:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T16:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=99717"},"modified":"2020-01-29T12:44:54","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T16:44:54","slug":"ministry-of-health-advises-residents-to-practice-proper-hand-hygiene-and-cough-etiquette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/ministry-of-health-advises-residents-to-practice-proper-hand-hygiene-and-cough-etiquette\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry Of Health Advises Residents To Practice Proper Hand Hygiene And Cough Etiquette"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Novel Coronavirus is a new \u03b2(beta)coronavirus that until recently had never infected our human species. As such, the Ministry of Health, Wellness & the Environment (MoHW&E) finds it prudent to continuously update the public as events unfold in the People\u2019s Republic of China and across the world.<\/p>

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With assistance from the Pan American Health Organization and the Caribbean
\nPublic Health Agency, the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment is
\nincreasing in-country capacity to mitigate any threat that this virus will pose to
\nour nation.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment will remain vigilant and wishes to assure the public that all necessary interventions are currently being exercised to safeguard all residents of Antigua & Barbuda.<\/p>

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They are however soliciting the public\u2019s involvement in two (2) ways. Firstly, the Ministry encourages ALL to practice proper hand hygiene and cough etiquette. Secondly, residents ought to be wary of all unsolicited social media announcements at this very transient stage.<\/p>

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Visitors to our shores who have transited any ports within the People’s Republic
\nof China are urged to contact the Ministry’s Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit at
\ntelephone number 4625522 or email address (anju.smith@ab.gov.ag).<\/p>\n

Be assured that the Ministry of Health, Wellness & the Environment will continue
\nto update as ALL events unfold.<\/p>

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