Papine vendors call for wash stations

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Papine vendors call for wash stations

Vendors in the Papine Market are appealing for the reinstallation of sanitisation stations amid a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. With the advent of the pandemic in Jamaica last March, wash stations were rented and installed but were reportedly...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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