(Monthly Publication – First Issue Wednesday September 23 2020)
Covid Breach Investigation
In
Jamaica
For
Birthday Boy Bolt
Despite Different Covid Conscious Pre-Party Precautions
Usain & Kasi’s New Baby, Olympia Lightening, Was Introduced To The World Shortly After Her Birth In The Spring 2020 (May 17 2020) & Her Arrival Was Announced By Her Parents’ On Their Social Media Accounts & By The Jamaican Prime Minister, Andrew Holness on His.
14 Weeks Later, on 24 Monday August The Prime Minister & His Health & Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton Held A Joint Virtual Press Briefing At Which They Confirmed Bolt Had Tested Positive For Corona Virus. He Was Tested Saturday August 22 2020 In Preparation of Travelling Abroad For Work. The Test Was Carried Out The Day After His 34th Birthday Party Friday August 21 2020.
Paradoxically Party Goers Had Reportedly Been Dancing To “Lockdown” By Jamaican Singer Koffee.
Pictures on Social Media & In The Press Illustrated There Was A Lack of Social Distancing & Mask Wearing At The Event, Which Was Attended By Various Celebrities, Including Raheem Sterling Who Subsequently Tested Negative.
Holness Said Authorities Have Initiated Contact Tracing & Police Are Investigating The Circumstances Surrounding The Birthday Party. Dr. Tufton Said The Rules Apply To Everyone. “All Jamaicans Have a duty, & of Course, Those Who Have The Public Ear & Influence In The Public Spheres Have A Greater Duty.” He Said He Was Not Aware of Anyone Breaking The Quarantine Rules on Entering The Country.
Jamaica Has Seen A Surge In COVID-19 Infections Over The Summer Months & Early Autumn. In Early Summer It Had Less Than 10 New Registered Cases Per Day; By August It Had Over 60. By September It Had 3,511 & 40 Deaths. Many Believe That The Recent Surge In The Number of Infections Is Due To The Country Re-opening It Borders To International Travelers In Mid June.
In A Recent Report The Police Commissioner Confirmed Over 1000 People Have Been Charged For Breaches Under The Disaster Risk Management Act 2020 (Effective From June 01 2020). The Commissioner Himself, Antony Anderson, Tested Positive The Same Day As Bolt Did (Saturday August 22nd 2020) & Subsequently Confirmed In A Statement That He Went Into Self Isolation & Quarantine. Bolt Announced On Insta He Had Done The Same.
Holness Declared He Would Halt Campaigning For The Sept 3 2020 Election & Urged Others Contenders To Do The Same.
Ultimately It Transpired That He & The Jamaica Labour Party Were Re-elected.
The Outcome of The Investigation Into Bolt’s Party Behaviour Is Yet To Be Confirmed. In The Meantime It Is Reported That Party Permit, Temperature Testing & Sanitizer For The Surprise Birthday Party, Thrown By His Girlfriend Kasi Bennett, Had Been Secured Beforehand.
