Two COVID-19 field hospitals to be completed by end of January

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Two COVID-19 field hospitals to be completed by end of January

THE field hospitals that are being erected on the grounds of the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny and at St Joseph's Hospital & Medical Centre in Kingston are slated to be completed by end of January.This was reported by permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Dunstan Bryan during a virtual press conference on Saturday from the Ministry's office in Kingston.

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