Several medical experts are of the view more young people being admitted to hospital with severe Covid-19 infections, is an indicator that the Delta variant is in the island.
The Health Ministry is awaiting data from tests done overseas to determine whether the variant is present.
President of the Medical Doctors Association JMDA, Dr. Mindi Fitz Henley says there appears to be an increase in the number of young people who are visiting public health facilities seeking treatment for Covid-19.
President of the Medical Association of Jamaica, Dr. Andrew Manning says his members have also noticed the worrying trend.
Dr. Manning says he’d not be surprised if the variant is present among the population.
Dr. Andrew Manning, President of the Medical Association of Jamaica.
In the meantime, Professor of Occupational Health and Safety at the University of Technology, Alverston Bailey, says the delta variant present symptoms in more young people compared to the other variants of the disease.
Dr. Alverston Bailey, Professor of Occupational Health and Safety at the University of Technology.
