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PM says mask mandate to return soon

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government plans to reinstitute the mask-wearing mandate as it seeks to fight against the spread of COVID-19. Jamaica is currently experiencing a fifth wave of the virus. Holness noted that one of the...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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