Positive covid tests

[Jamerican71]

Actually a false negative is many times more likely than a false positive, do your research.

This is very true and that's why my positive antigen is still a mystery.

[Lax1724]

Does anyone know if the new case numbers being reported reflect tourists returning home or only Jamaican residents?

Does anyone have sense of how frequently tourists in Negril are testing positive..planning a trip in a few weeks to stay to Idle Awhile and getting very fearful of being forced to quarantine….
Thank you so much for any helpful info..

When I got tested on Saturday, the nurse told me that she has tested hundreds of tourists and only 3 tested positive and they were all staying in one room.

[Jaherring]

False positive.....false negative....LOL. Lord have mercy....Yall quit worrying about this silly mess and get on down to Negril and enjoy life! And....Roll Tide!

[RyanP]

If you are vaccinated and use proper precautions, I would not be concerned about contracting COVID. Testing positive, on the other hand, is another story. There are stories (more than you’ll hear about) where Americans have tested positive abroad, never exhibited symptoms, and had to quarantine after their vacation. I don’t believe those people are always retested you check the result, and sometime the initial test is considered absolute. I had to cancel a trip to Jamaica due to a false positive test. We will not be traveling abroad until the US cancels their ridiculous testing policy to return home.

[JohnNYC]

"We will not be traveling abroad until the US cancels their ridiculous testing policy to return home.[/QUOTE]"

That's the only thing keeping us from booking. It's easier to stay safe in Negril, with plenty of room to space out (no pun intended), vs NYC.
Getting stuck there (although a fantasy of mine) won't work well in my life right now.