St. Mary Parish Under Curfew
May 8, 2020 | By Hopeton O’Connor-Dennie |
Sections of a rural banana parish of St. Mary, Jamaica W.I. are under curfew. Dover, Annotto Bay, Enfield and Aeteborial to name a few of the major areas in the agricultural parish, in Southeast section of this noted parish.
COVID-19
Ten persons confirmed as having contracted the Covid-19 Virus. Social conditions make the spread easy. Dr. Patrick Whitely, of North East Regional Health Authority, of the Ministry of Health said “it is clear that there has been a problem in the area in at least 3 areas of St. Mary”.
These areas are Dover, Annotto Bay and Enfield, (in St. Mary).
Update
To date there has been 224 confirmed cases from one (work place) a Call Centre, in St Catherine, 26 being investigated, 56 have survived, 447 confirmed and 56 in isolation. Nine persons have died.
The curfew is for 14 days as of May 7.
Hopeton O’Connor-Dennie is Senior National and International Correspondent for Vision Newspaper.
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.
