See below an official media release from JIS – Jamaica Information Service – regarding the additional restrictions for communities in Kingston.

Effective Thursday (August 27), persons in several Corporate Area communities will be required to remain at home, outside of curfew hours, as the Government puts in stricter measures to control the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who said that this stipulation, which will remain in place for the next two weeks, applies to the 18 communities where a clustering of cases has been observed.

It was reported last week that these Corporate Area communities have been seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases with no epidemiological link, which have a high risk of transmission, and are now being monitored by the health authorities.

They are Duhaney Park, Patrick Gardens, Pembroke Hall, Cooreville Gardens, New Haven, Half-Way Tree, Hughenden, Arlene Gardens, Molynes Gardens, State Gardens, Zaidie Gardens, Constant Spring, Barbican, Meadowbrook, Havendale, Delacree Park, Olympic Gardens and Waltham Gardens.

Speaking at a virtual press briefing on Monday (August 24), Mr. Holness explained that the new Order will give authority to the police to request that persons return home if they are seen loitering in a public space or have no reason to be out.