The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an “existential” threat to all Guyanese and emphasis needs to be place on addressing the now global pandemic, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Bharrat Jagdeo has said.
At a press conference at Freedom House, Robb Street, Georgetown, on Saturday afternoon, Jagdeo said that the country needs to move on from its current political crisis and address the COVID-19 threat soonest. “…It doesn’t discriminate on the basis of your race or your religion,” he observed.
He noted that COVID-19 has been prevalent in several countries across the Caribbean and regional leaders have been facing difficulties in implementing measures to protect their countries.
“If one person is contaminated or two persons, they can contaminate all of us. We are all at risk and its best that we move forward swiftly. We have to find ways of working together, like the political parties, long into the future,” he said.
Jagdeo urged everyone to pay attention to the advisories so that they are informed and to take the necessary precautions to avoid contamination.
