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Jamaica declared a disaster area
Friday, March 13, 2020
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica has been declared a disaster area.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the country is trying as hard as possible to contain the spread of COVID-19, and as such the Government has activated the 2015 Disaster Risk Management Act, the Emergency Powers Act and the Public Health Act.
“This means we can do whatever is required to control the spread of this disease,” Holness said.
Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte explained that, "If there is suspicion that something is happening in your private place which may affect the disaster at hand, the minister can authorise checks being done without warrants or permissions".
Citizen reporting is a critical part of the country being successful in containing the health crisis, Holness added.
Also,all persons in the food industry, hair, cosmetology and related industries are obligated to be free of COVID-19. Failure to adhere to the laws while continuing to work in these industries is an offence.
7, 8 Miles, Bull Bay under quarantine
Friday, March 13, 2020
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The 7 to 8 Miles area of Bull Bay is under quarantine, Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced this evening.
Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) personnel have been deployed to the area, but the situation is not being treated as a curfew, Holness said.
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said two of the individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 were related to patient zero, and based on the activities in the field, persons in the community who were exposed to patient zero are now showing symptoms.
He said officials have detected over 30 persons as having direct contact with patient 0, and of this 30, eight are symptomatic.
“We therefore want to restrict movement to prevent further spread of the infection,” Dr Tufton said.
As a result of that the ministry had to quarantine that area.
The JCF, JDF, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Labour and Social Security, as well as other agencies, will be working with the community.
Holness said food and other supplies will be taken to the area, and movements will be restricted.
The area will be assessed over the next 14 days.
Public transport being sanitised
Julien Neaves
TRANSPORT Minister Rohan Sinanan said that with covid19 sanitising and other measures were being implemented in the public transport system and the private maxi-taxi service was being advised to adopt similar measures.
He was responding to a question in the House Friday from Tabaquite MP Surujrattan Rambachan about what new precautionary policies were being implemented to ensure that all public transport vehicles and vessels are sanitised daily to combat the risk of the spread of covid19. Sinanan said the Works Ministry and Health Ministry have been in constant communication to minimise the spread of covid19 for some time. He reported the Port Authority of TT, Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) and the National Infrastructure Development Company have embarked on the following measures: members of the travelling public who display flu-like symptoms will be discouraged form using any public transportation and advised to self-quarantine; all public transportation vehicles will desist from using air conditioning and windows will be opened because the fresh air circulation significantly reduces the opportunity of virus spread; in all agencies hand sanitisers will be provided for all staff; hand sanitisers will be installed on all terminals; it will be ensured that soap is available in all washrooms; gloves and masks will be provided for all drivers and customer service representatives; passengers will sit two rows behind drivers the limit the spread of the virus all PTSC buses will be properly sanitised before and after every trip; and sanitisation of terminal areas and vessels.
He further reported that the Port Authority will be sanitising vessels before and after each sailing, there will be the engagement of a steam cleaning contractor and procurement of relevant personal protective equipment inclusive of gloves and mask. Rambachan asked if Sinanan was certain the sanitisation was being done and Sinanan replied that he did not ask the authorities if the measures had actually started.
“So I don’t want to pre-empt the answer. But these are the things the agencies have put in place and I am sure if they gave this information to the minister it means that it would have started.” Rambachan asked if the ministry had been in contact with the Maxi Taxi Association about sanitising their vehicles. He reported that he just left a meeting at the ministry where all heads were ensuring all agencies and different modes of transport are called in to ensure, as far as possible, the spread of the virus could be minimised.
“At the end of the day, the Ministry of Works cannot dictate to the Maxi Taxi Association however we are making recommendations.” He noted there is a transport committee that includes maxi taxi drivers and other relevant stakeholders.
Two major parties put election campaigning on hold
Anna Ramdass
The 2020 general election campaigning will be put on hold as the two major political parties, the People’s National Movement (PNM) and United National Congress (UNC), have cancelled planned political meetings...
pugboy wrote:Hilo open since 7
Pass thru, have plenty poo paper but not the popular brands like snuggle
Gladiator wrote:Snuggle real hard boy...does bruise up Yuh holepugboy wrote:Hilo open since 7
Pass thru, have plenty poo paper but not the popular brands like snuggle
Wat?hydroep wrote:Sh!tkickers and Tantie K both in the vulnerable group...they musbe frighten nor arse. Regardless, this is good to see...Two major parties put election campaigning on hold
Anna Ramdass
The 2020 general election campaigning will be put on hold as the two major political parties, the People’s National Movement (PNM) and United National Congress (UNC), have cancelled planned political meetings...
https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/two-major-parties-put-election-campaigning-on-hold/article_c5ec536a-6593-11ea-8e9f-bf713f154ca5.html
rspann wrote:They should charge people for spreading false information. Look at the other thread that was locked. It's easy for simple minded persons to believe anything they hear.
Lol. This piece of comedy made my Saturday morning. ED you does meet / work with some rell interesting ppl jed. Hook d man up with d Vene da was eyeballing yuh.EFFECTIC DESIGNS wrote:rspann wrote:They should charge people for spreading false information. Look at the other thread that was locked. It's easy for simple minded persons to believe anything they hear.
The average person believes that anything they read on social media is real.
Just yesterday a OBESE PNM driver in work was telling me how "scientists proved the earth is 5000 years old and that fossil fuel can form in 80 years in different parts of the earth where its hotter" he then said corona was made in a lab by a white man who was then charged and sentenced to life in prison.
I asked him where he got this fake news if he got it from fake news he started cursing me and saying how I don't like to believe in god and that he got it from wats app which is a more credible news source than facebook he was talking about those random wats app spam videos.
He then went onto say that Obesity has nothing to do with getting a woman of your choice "his women of choice are all pretty, slim and educated women" even tho he has never had a single one the only ones I see him booling does look like vagrants, but insists the reason for that is because "he eh on that as yet but in ah timing" He insists that if he wanted he could fck ANY Female Doctor or Dentist in the country because he has to skills to accomplish this. He likes Indian women but the only one he ever fcked is a very obese one.
This is what I does have to put up with on a daily basis when interacting with people in this country.
Phone Surgeon wrote:Ed does make up most of them stories eh fellas. For the attention.
hydroep wrote:On a positive note the gas stations on my side like a ghost town. Fill up and check tyres in 10 minutes yes.
Back to the virus: My suspicion is that the thing has spread already and they're feeding people numbers gradually to get them acclimatized to the situation. Frog in hot water business...
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