Jagdeo says lockdown not on the cards, urges citizens to get vaccinated

While urging citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday said government is not considering a lockdown to address the continued rise in cases as he contended that there is no empirical evidence that they work.  

At a press conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Jagdeo used Trinidad and Tobago to make his case as he said the ‘Twin Island Republic’ has been in a perpetual state of lockdown for the past year.

“And it did not help really… We had to have a nuanced approach, unlike other countries, which have totally shut down…,” he said.