Three more cases of the Covid-19 virus have been confirmed in Jamaica. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The total number of positive cases in Jamaica now stand at 19.

A 38-year-old male US citizen with a history of travel from Boston who arrived March 14, a 30-year-old female with a history of travel from New York arriving in Jamaica on March 17 and a 60-year-old female from Portland are the confirmed cases.

Jamaica’s air and seaports will be closed to incoming passenger traffic for at least 14 days from this Saturday March 21^st at 11.59pm