Being virus free is of little consequence when you cannot feed your family. You MIGHT get the virus but you WILL die of starvation...
This is a delicate balancing act. There is no government rent relief, you must pay JPS and the NWC. And then those pesky food bills...
The J$10,000 unemployed workers received lasted maybe a day or two. Some have been out of work for 4 months.
Everyone single Jamaican knew there would be an increase in the infection rate. Only those with the money to outlast the pandemic complained. 350,000 people need to work.