Tag: King Edward Memorial Hospital

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:36 UTC

  Falklands invites 45/49 years old to vaccination session this Tuesday; 45% of population inoculated

  

  The Falkland Islands hospital, KEMH, is inviting people aged between 45 and 49 to receive their Covid-19 vaccination this Tuesday, 16 February at the Falkland Islands Defence Force, FIDF, Hall in Stanley, between 09:00 am and 12:00 pm.

• Wednesday, November 11th 2020 - 06:47 UTC

  Falklands under increased vigilance following the first civilian positive case of Covid

  

  A period of increased vigilance will begin in the Falkland Islands after one positive case of Covid-19 was confirmed. Falklands' lawmaker MLA Leona Roberts delivered the news at a Tuesday afternoon press conference, joined by Chief Medical Officer Dr Rebecca Edwards and Chief Executive Barry Rowland.

• Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Falklands' lab can undertake on-Islands Covid-19 testing; no need to send swabs to UK

  

  The Falkland Islands government on Monday reported that the latest test results received by the Stanley hospital KEMH are all negative for Covid-19.

• Saturday, April 25th 2020 - 08:44 UTC

  MPC has 13th COVID-19 tested positive; no cases among Falklands' population

  

  The number of COVID-19 tested positive cases at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands has risen by one to thirteen, following on the latest 16 swab test results received by KEMH from the UK.

• Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  Falklands restricts non-essential visitors to the Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Executive Council has approved measures to restrict non essential visitors to the Islands in order to help delay the spread of the Covid/19 in the archipelago.

• Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:57 UTC

  Falklands: five cases of COVID-19, all of them serving at Mount Pleasant Complex

  

  The Falkland Islands government announced on Wednesday that there are five confirmed cases of COVID-19, all individuals currently serving at the Mount Pleasant Complex, some fifty kilometers from the capital Stanley. This means no residents of the Islands have been contaminated with the virus.

• Saturday, April 4th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  Falklands reports first Covid 19 positive result: MPA member with no ventilator and in stable condition

  

  The Falkland Islands government announced on Friday the first positive result of the Covid 19 virus. The case was confirmed following the reception of virus results returned from the UK, via the Airbridge.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:57 UTC

  Airbridge flights provide Falklands with a steady flow of Covid-19 test samples

  

  Some 86 tests for COVID-19 from Falkland Islands residents have returned negative results, it was confirmed on Wednesday. A total of 124 tests have been sent for analysis to the UK so far, with some 38 results still awaited. Thus until Wednesday, April first, the Falklands have no confirmed COVID-19 cases.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:51 UTC

  Falklands reinforces medical facilities in anticipation of a Covid-19 outbreak

  

  The Falkland Islands government announced on Tuesday that have reinforced medical facilities and Covid-19 arrangements with the support from the British government and the normalization of the Airbridge with Brize Norton.

• Friday, March 27th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Falklands suspends schools, nurseries and play-parks until 4 May

  

  The Falkland Islands government, FIG, is stepping up its response measures to COVID- 19 after it was confirmed that the King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) is currently treating a critically ill child. Chief Executive Barry Rowland said that although it has not been confirmed, it is suspected that the child has contracted Coronavirus. Under the new phase of the response, schools, nurseries, and play-parks will close as of Friday 27 March and will not re-open until at least the start of the new term on 4 May.