{"id":10052,"date":"2020-04-16T09:23:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T09:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annsvg.com\/?p=10052"},"modified":"2020-04-16T09:23:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T09:23:44","slug":"covid-19-testing-kits-for-jamaica-blocked-by-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annsvg.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/16\/covid-19-testing-kits-for-jamaica-blocked-by-us\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 testing kits for Jamaica blocked by US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KINGSTON, Jamaica &#8211; Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton a short while ago disclosed that test kit supplies for COVID-19 to Jamaica from the United States were blocked by that jurisdiction, and that the Government is now awaiting supplies from other sources.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He then assured that there are adequate supplies of testing material in the island at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Tufton was addressing the issue of testing at today&#8217;s (April 15) meeting of the House or Representatives, which is now underway at Gordon House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The health minister said that the Government has had to \u201cre-calibrate\u201d its strategy and that over the coming days 20,000 kits\/material for testing will arrive in the island. 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