SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine, Jamaica – An employee of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited, JUTC, has tested positive for COVID-19.
The employee who came in contact with someone who had the virus has been in home quarantine since Monday, August 17, 2020 after complaining of not feeling well. The staff member did the COVID-19 test on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 and got back the results today confirming a positive case.
In keeping with our own established protocol, the JUTC this morning suspended administrative operations at its corporate office in Spanish Town. The suspension of operations will allow for deep cleaning and sanitization of buildings.
We are also in touch with representatives of the Ministry of Health.
Please note, that this should not cause any disruption to our transportation services.
Our corporate offices are scheduled to re-open for normal operations tomorrow, August 25, 2020.
We once again urge members of the public to take all the necessary health precautions for their personal safety and that of other commuters and to wear a mask when using public transportation.
