The Department of Citizenship yesterday requested that citizens visiting its offices comply with the Ministry of Public Health’s guidelines in relation to infection prevention and control.
It listed the following in a press release:
In order to minimize the risks involved when large numbers of persons have congregated, persons will be attended to in smaller groups and will be permitted entry on this basis.
Members of the public are advised that masks are only required if they are caring for a person suspected of being infected with the coronavirus, COVID-19 or if they are coughing or sneezing.
Persons who do not display any symptoms of COVID-19 and who are not caring for anyone suspected to have contracted COVID-19 need not wear a mask to access services at the DoC or the General Registrar’s Office. These precautions are especially necessary for the DoC since it said that a significant number of persons who utilize its services on a daily basis are foreign nationals, many of whom would have engaged in recent overseas travel and may have been exposed to the COVID-19.
This request, it said, will remain in effect until the status of the spread of COVID-19 in Guyana is reviewed.
