The Public Health Ministry reported today that Guyana has recorded two new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours.
The two new cases were recorded from a total of 38 completed tests.
Two more persons have also made full recoveries and that takes the total number of recoveries up to 86. There are still 58 active cases with just one person in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit.
Director of Primary Health Care, Dr. Ertensia Hamilton said Guyana needs to follow the example of some other CARICOM states that have limited the transmission of COVID-19.
“As you are aware most of the Caribbean countries managed to limit the transmission of COVID-19 in their country, with Guyana, Jamaica and Haiti being among the only countries that continued to report new cases. Bravo to Barbados and Trinidad who have reported no new cases in 14 and seven days respectively and Antigua that has not reported any new cases in 35 days”.
She said there are a number of factors that influence the decline in the spread of the disease and those must be given attention by citizens.
She said “I wish to underscore and remind our fellow Guyanese to be cognizant of the contributory factors leading to the decline in the number of reported cases – Physical distancing, Cough and sneeze etiquette, handwashing and most importantly staying at home. Let’s prioritize them so that Guyana too can begin to see no new cases”.
The Government of Guyana recently extended its health emergency measures and curfew to aid in fighting the coronavirus. However, the country is also looking to start a phased reopening soon.
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