Jamaica is looking into the possibility of allowing persons in quarantine to vote, as the nation gears up for the General Election on September 3, amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
This was disclosed by the island’s Chief Medical Officer CMO, Dr Jacqueline Bisasor-McKenzie, during yesterday’s weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing at the Ministry of Health and Wellness in New Kingston.
Currently, six persons of interest are in State quarantine while some 26,239 persons of interest are quarantined at home.
As it relates to voting for persons in isolation, Dr Bisasor McKenzie said that this would be ill-advised, but noted that the matter will also be discussed.
