{"id":107618,"date":"2020-03-13T07:16:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T11:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=107618"},"modified":"2020-03-13T07:16:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T11:16:04","slug":"jamaica-jamaica-confirms-six-new-covid-19-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/jamaica-jamaica-confirms-six-new-covid-19-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"JAMAICA: Jamaica Confirms Six New COVID-19 Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jamaica is confirming six new cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the island.<\/p>\n

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The cases, which bring to eight the number of confirmed cases, include:<\/p>

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Two males<\/strong>, aged 63 and 67, who came into the island on March 7 from Trinidad, having travelled from Malaysia by way of Dubai and London. They presented themselves at hospital on March 11.<\/p>

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One male<\/strong>, 36, who travelled from Manchester, England. He was taken to hospital from his hotel via ambulance on March 11.<\/p>\n

\u00a0One male<\/strong>, 31, a Jamaican overseas ship worker who came in from the Canary Islands via Portugal and Miami. He arrived in the island on February 25 and presented to hospital with symptoms on March 10.<\/p>

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\u00a0One male<\/strong>, 58, who is the father of the first patient who was confirmed with COVID-19. He was discovered ill at home on March 11 and<\/p>\n

One female<\/strong>, 34, who is a close contact, also of the first patient who was confirmed with COVID-19 on the island.<\/p>

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The Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton will meet with the media on Friday afternoon to provide further details. He is currently examining the level of preparedness for COVID-19 in western Jamaica.<\/p>

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