Dr Wykeham McNeil
Tourism Minister, Dr Wykeham McNeil, says the spread of the Chikungunya virus in Jamaica, has so far not had a negative impact on the local tourism sector.
However, he says the increase in cases of the virus is being monitored, to determine whether there could be implications nationally and regionally for tourism.
The Tourism Minister said he has been working closely with the Minister of Health, to help control the spread of the virus and is confident that all being done to address the situation.
“The fact of the matter is that all of us across the Caribbean must be concerned because how the people view it is very serious and therefore it is something that we have to keep our eye on.”
Up to September 13, there were 524 notifications chikungunya of which 251 were classified as suspected cases .
Thirty-one cases were laboratory confirmed 26 were discarded due to negative lab results, 194 cases remain suspected.
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