THE GLEANER MINUTE: 416 new COVID-19 cases..Holness suspends tour..Bolt positive for COVID-19?
Aug 24th, 2020 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:41AUGUST 24, 2020: Jamaica recorded 416 Coronavirus cases in the last seven days, the most in any one week period since the first case in March… The uptick has forced Prime Minister and JLP leader Andrew Holness to suspend his political road tour a week and a half before general elections on September 3…Retired Jamaican sprint legend, Usain Bolt says he has no official communication from the health authorities amid reports that he has been tested positive for the virus… Flood waters associated with the outer bands of tropical storm Laura blocked several roads and triggered landslides in several parishes over the weekend… IN SPORTS: ISSA, the body that governs high school sports in Jamaica, has cancelled all sporting competitions
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