PM announces three weekends of lockdowns amid COVID spike

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PM announces three weekends of lockdowns amid COVID spike

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced three weekends of lockdowns among new COVID containment measures set to start taking effect on Tuesday. The weekend lockdowns will run from noon on Saturdays to Mondays at 5 a.m until April 12. Speaking...

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