MP George Wright, common-law wife hospitalised with COVID-19

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MP George Wright, common-law wife hospitalised with COVID-19

Independent Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Central George Wright and his common-law wife Tanisha Singh have been hospitalised with #COVID-19.

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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