People who came in contact with escapee won't be quarantined
People who came in contact with escapee won't be quarantined
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, says there is no need to quarantine people who may have come into contact with a St Mary man, Kemar Bailey, who was recaptured this morning after he escaped from quarantine last evening.
Dr Bisasor McKenzie explained that quarantine would only have been necessary if the man had shown symptoms of COVID-19, which would make him contagious.
Her comments came during this morning's Ministry of Health media breakfast on COVID-19 preparations.
Bailey arrived in the island on Saturday, March 7 and was placed at the quarantine centre in Kingston.
He asked, and was allowed to retrieve a bag with personal items from someone at the gate of the facility, and whilst doing so, he jumped into a white Nissan Tiida motor car which sped off with him.
Friends and relatives were advised that he was still within the high-risk period and they should not accommodate him if he turned up.
The police said he was held in the company of a woman.L LATEST NEWS
Other European countries could make COVID-19 restricted list
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton says other European countries may be added to the list of restricted travel locations, based on their high number of COVID-19 cases.
These include Germany and Spain. Italy is already on the list of countries for which travel restrictions are in place.
Dr Tufton noted that the restricted travel list may be adjusted from time to time as needed. Factors considered include the number of cases, cases per population, and number of deaths.
A decision on the revised list may come as early as today.
The minister added that the restricted travel list may eventually become less important if there is a local case of COVID-19, as the emphasis would then be on containing the imported case to prevent it from spreading.
Last month Dr Tufton said travel restrictions – which were previously in place for China – were expanded to include Italy, South Korea, Singapore and Iran, as the coronavirus continued to spread outside of China.
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