The city magistrates’ courts have put precautionary measures in place to protect against the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Following a meeting of senior court officials on March 12 last concerning the way forward for the courts in relation to the global pandemic, one of the precautionary measures taken is that all courts and their environs be fumigated and sanitised. This exercise commenced last Friday at the Court of Appeal, the High Court in Demerara and the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The weekend was chosen, according to a notice at the courts, in order to cause “minimal disruption to court services.”