Jamaica has now confirmed its first case of the Corona virus.

Health Minister Dr Christopher Tuft in said the patient arrived in Jamaica from the United Kingdom on March 4 and turned up with symptoms yesterday.

She had been staying in Booth Bay ST Andrew, and the health minister has reiterated that anyone can be infected with the Corona virus.

The current patient is a Jamaican living in the UK.

Health officials are now trying to trace all the people with whom she may have made contact.

Once we have, we have gotten with immediate contacts of persons way for two persons.

In the meantime, Jamaica has now extended a travel ban to France, Germany and Italy, and Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaicans should remain calm and practice proper hygiene.

But there were long lines at supermarkets today as people stocked up on supplies.

There is for employees off the Tower restaurant or today injured during a major explosion and fire at the Knutsford delivered outfit in New Kingston, a moon flight Next girl flythe in sports.

The government has announced that Jamaica will not participate in the Penn Relays because off the coronavirus confirmed in United States.

In the meantime, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tough Done says a decision will be made soon about the staging of the boys and girls jams in Kingston.

In your currency trading today, one U S dollar was being sold for $135.22 the British pound sterling for $175.44 and the Canadian dollar for $99.26 in your weather forecast on Wednesday morning, there will be a particulary skies in the afternoon.

Expect scattered showers across most parishes with possible isolated thunderstorms across sections of Eastern caches.

And that's it In a minute.

I'm Jamie on the hill.