Health Alert: U.S. Embassy Kingston, Jamaica (March 31, 2020)
Location: Jamaica
Event: The Ministry of Health and Wellness of Jamaica has confirmed 38 cases of COVID-19 in Jamaica.
· On March 30, 2020, the Government of Jamaica announced that effective April 1, 2020, from 8:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M. daily, there will be an all island curfew. The curfew will run for seven days and is scheduled to end at 6:00 A.M. on April 8, 2020.
· The Government of Jamaica closed air and seaports to arriving aircraft and ships on March 21, 2020, and many airlines have reduced or canceled flights from Jamaica to the United States.
· The following is an updated list of commercial flights out of Jamaica to the United States. Flights could change at any time. Please work with your airline to make travel arrangements while flights are still available.
For more information on the COVID-19 outbreak in Jamaica, visit the U.S. Embassy’s website.
MONTEGO BAY (MBJ) – March 31st
No flights are currently scheduled
MONTEGO BAY (MBJ) – April 1st
No flights are currently scheduled
KINGSTON (KIN) – March 31st
No flights currently scheduled
KINGSTON (KIN) – April 1st
Airline | Departure Time | Destination |
JetBlue | 9:01 A.M. | New York (JFK) |
Assistance:
· U.S. Embassy Kingston, Jamaica
142 Old Hope Rd. Kingston 6, Jamaica
+1-876-702-6000
KingstonACS@state.gov
https://jm.usembassy.gov/
· U.S. Consular Agency Montego Bay
Whitter Village, Ironshore
Unit EU-1 (across from Burger King)
Montego Bay, St. James, Jamaica
+1-876-953-0620
MobayACS@state.gov
· U.S. Consular Agency Cayman Islands
150 Smith Road
Smith Road Center, Unit 202B
George Town, KY1-1010
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
+345-945-8173
CaymanACS@state.gov
· State Department - Consular Affairs
+1-888-407-4747 or +1-202-501-4444
· Jamaica Country Information
· Cayman Island Country Information
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