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The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment staunchly condemns the individuals responsible for the publication of an article distributed by Antigua Breaking News on January 5, 2021 titled “Antigua records 6th death from Covid-19”.
The article, which has since been removed after being shared on multiple social media platforms, claimed that the country’s Covid-19 death toll increased to six after recording another Covid-19 death.
Health officials from the Mount St. John’s Medical Center (MSJMC) categorically refutes the claims made by Antigua Breaking News and assure that “we will handle any such developments with a high level of transparency as we have done in the past.”
Further, the Ministry labels this irresponsible behavior as malicious and deplorable and calls on the media house to be more responsible in the information that they feed to the public. Information published by media houses must be accurate and verified on all matters, even more so when it comes matters of Public Health.
Health Minister, the Honourable Sir Molwyn Joseph says “it is difficult enough already to manage this pandemic in a way to prevent deaths and harm to the people of Antigua and Barbuda and considers it abhorrent for anyone to imagine death on the public when it does not exist.”
The Ministry extends an invitation to all media houses and social media influencers to be a part of the solution by refraining from publishing information that undermine the public’s confidence in the frontline health care workers, whom the media has identified as being “Persons of the year: the Frontline Heroes”.
We all have an obligation to respect the enormous contribution the “Persons of the year: the Frontline Heroes” are making and will continue to make as we fight this unwelcomed pandemic together.
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It is difficult to imagine death to the public ? I see death with your assinide protocol which allows potential deaths with no tourist being quarantine . Even my 13 year said that doesn’t make sense . Soon or later that’ll catch-up with us . Anything for a dollar I guess .
tsk tsk tsk…..the word is “asinine”
With him particularly it’s perfect spelling .
I think Thalassinidea is the only word that contains assinide in the English dictionary.
Editor what do you think?
The Honorable Health Minister Sir Molwyn Joseph seem a fitting way to refer to the Sir….
The Office is honorable certainly not the man…
Did a person die from Covid-19? That is all I would like to know.They should print the News at all times,correctly.Whether you Molwyn thinks,it undermine the public’s confidence or not. The truth always rises to the top.
@ Covers face
Thanks for the vocabulary enrichment exercise for that character who has “Just not that to worry about”. In his asinine attempt to sound cerebral he exposed his flawed behind and thus his true status as a mere mortal. Maybe next time he should engage the services of his thirteen year old to proof-read his public sermons. Amusing.
Why is this posted again dated the 9th when it was already published. You can clearly see comments from the 8th
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