Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the current coronavirus containment measures have been extended for a further two weeks until February 10, 2022.
Mr. Holness made the announcement during the sitting of the House of Representatives yesterday (Tues).
He said this means that the curfew hours remain from 10:00 p.m. nightly to 5:00 a.m. the following morning, until 5:00 a.m. on February 11, 2022. All the other measures will also remain unchanged.
The Prime Minister told the House that while the daily COVID case count has remained very high, there are indications that it may be starting to come down.
He noted that the rate of hospitalisation as a proportion of persons infected was much lower than in the third wave.
In addition, he said that the weekly positivity rate in the current fourth wave exceeded the peak in the third wave.
