Jamaica receives the first deportee with COVID-19

In recent weeks, dozens of immigrants infected with Coronavirus have been deported to countries in Central America and the Greater Antilles.

The countries that reported the first positive cases of COVID-19 on flights with immigrants deported from the US were Guatemala, Mexico, and Haiti.

The US has received countless criticism for allowing the virus to be exported to more vulnerable countries with few resources to contain a massive outbreak.

Jamaica expresses concern

One of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) planes, normally used to transport deported immigrants, arrived in Jamaica last week with a group of 46 people.

The country located in the Greater Antilles expressed concern because one of the deportees was infected with COVID-19 on this flight from the US.

Jamaica, like most Latin American countries, does not have adequate supplies to contain the magnitude and impact of the current Coronavirus pandemic.

Jamaica had to take sanitary measures after this event

The Jamaican government decided to protect its population and territory and took the 46 immigrants deported from the US to a temporary shelter.

Therefore, they are isolated in quarantine to prevent the spread of the virus around the country.

They are checked twice a day by medical personnel to ensure there are no positive cases of COVID-19 among them and they will be quarantined for two weeks.

If some of them test positive, they must remain in the shelter for an indefinite period of time until the virus disappears from their bodies.

The Jamaican Prime Minister also clarified that deportees “are in quarantine and have individual facilities dedicated to them, including their own bathroom.”

In addition to that, the Prime Minister assures that Jamaica cannot face a massive outbreak in its territory under any circumstances as it could be a risk for the stability of the health sector.

The response from the US government

The only thing that Trump’s administration announced is that residency and visa sanctions could be used for countries that refuse to receive deportees during the health crisis.

The current administration ensures that they routinely screen immigrants before they are deported.

However, the amount of tests is only enough for a percentage of immigrants, not for all, and this is a giant risk for countries currently receiving deportees.

In fact, immigrant rights advocates have raised their voices and are calling on Trump’s government to suspend deportations during the pandemic to avoid affecting underdeveloped and third world countries.

They argue that these countries do not have a strong medical infrastructure to save as many lives as possible and combat the crisis caused by the Coronavirus.

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