No Penn Relays for Jamaica due to coronavirus, decision pending on Champs
Published:Tuesday | March 10, 2020 | 12:44 PM
The Government has decided that Jamaica will not participate in the Penn Relays this year due to the coronavirus.
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton made the announcement at a press conference this afternoon where it was disclosed that a young female patient has tested positive for the virus, becoming Jamaica’s first case of COVID-19.
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The Penn Relays are scheduled for April 23-25 in Philadelphia in the United States.
And Tufton indicated that a decision will be made about the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships and all other public gatherings.
The popular event is slated for March 24-28 at the National Stadium in St Andrew.
President of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA), Keith Wellington, had previously indicated that the organisation would be employing stringent measures to keep the championships safe.