Quote Originally Posted by Bonster View Post
We are from upstate New York and our covid cases have been low. Our New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo put restrictions in place early on and our state has been opening up in phases (currently in the final phase). New York has successfully controlled the outbreak and is not a hot spot so I am unsure why our state is grouped with the hot spot states. In any event, our group of 8 is unable to meet the pre-testing protocol and doesn't feel welcome in Jamaica so we will need to cancel.
From the June data collected, many of the positive cases tested came from passengers from New York. Upstate New York is worlds away from NYC but Jamaica determined the hot spots by State, not each county or city in that State. Sorry you cannot get pre-tested. That was always a worry which is why not everyone is being required to be pre-tested. Just as resources are limited here, Jamaica knows the pre-testing resources are limited in other countries.