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121 more doctors to be deployed

In less than a week, 121 doctors will be deployed to bolster the numbers of front-line workers assisting with the fight against the novel coronavirus in Jamaica. Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton gave this update during a...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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