Jamaica to have days of lockdown to tame coronavirus spread

Jamaica to have days of lockdown to tame coronavirus spread
Jamaica to have days of lockdown to tame coronavirus spread Copyright Thomson Reuters 2021
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KINGSTON - Jamaica is to prohibit residents leaving their homes for seven days over a period of three weekends to curb the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said.

The Caribbean nation has been battling a fresh wave of coronavirus infections and will start its restrictions on movement on Sunday, with the first lockdown lasting three days, Holness said in a virtual press conference late on Thursday.

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