Jamaica announces coronavirus lockdown with health system on brink
The Peninsula
KINGSTON: Jamaica will prohibit residents from leaving their homes for seven days spread over three weekends to contain an upsurge in coronavirus infections and shield its healthcare system, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said.
The Caribbean nation has been battling a third wave of infections, with the presence of the highly contagious Delta variant confirmed on the island. "Our case numbers are unacceptably high and rising, and the rate of hospitalization is beyond - and I want to stress this - beyond the capacity of our health system, to cope," Holness told a virtual news conference late on Thursday.More Related News