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Vendors and users of the country’s markets are being urged to comply with the new operating hours stipulated by the Government of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to help reduce the transmission of COVID-19.

The Ministry of National Security has handed over 43 retrofitted compact sports utility vehicles to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) under its Project Rebuild Overhaul and Construct (P-R.O.C).

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company will be continuing Bus service operations as normal despite the announced seven day all-island curfew which took effect on April 1.

The Government has made available 240 million dollars to purchase excess produce from farmers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with immediate effect.

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacqueline Bisasor McKenzie, says all persons with severe acute respiratory infections presenting to hospitals will now be tested for COVID-19.

The government has announced that all public schools will remain closed until the end of the Easter term as part of COVID-19 mitigation measures.