Vendors at the Coronation Market in downtown Kingston are concerned that with the health authorities carrying out extensive contact tracing in communities nearby, sales could dramatically plummet in the coming days as shoppers avoid the area out of fear of contracting the coronavirus.
Yesterday, the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) was in the west Kingston area conducting surveillance work following the recent confirmation of at least five cases in the area.
With tomorrow being the next major market day, some vendors shared their concerns with The Gleaner yesterday.
Omari Francis, a market vendor from St Ann, told The Gleaner that he was not overly worried.
“The same breeze weh blow over Tivoli, a it blow over the market here, and people go and come,” the vendor said.
