Region Ten announces coronavirus curfew

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From left (standing) are Colonel Eon Murray, Regional Health Officer Dr Pansy Armstrong, Station Officer for the Linden Fire Department Courtney Springer, Regional Police Commander Hugh Winter and Deputy Regional Executive Officer Maylene Stephen. Seated are Regional Chairman Renis Morian and Linden Mayor Waneka Arrindell.
From left (standing) are Colonel Eon Murray, Regional Health Officer Dr Pansy Armstrong, Station Officer for the Linden Fire Department Courtney Springer, Regional Police Commander Hugh Winter and Deputy Regional Executive Officer Maylene Stephen. Seated are Regional Chairman Renis Morian and Linden Mayor Waneka Arrindell.

Region Ten will be instituting a two-week nightly curfew beginning tomorrow in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Vehicular traffic through the region will also be restricted.

The measures were announced yesterday by the Mayor of Linden Waneka Arrindell, who said the decision was agreed upon during an emergency meeting at the Regional Democratic Council Boardroom by all stakeholders in the region, including Colonel Eon Murray of the army, Regional Chairman Renis Morian, Regional Vice Chairman Elroy Adolph, Deputy Mayor Wainwright Bethune, Police Commander Hugh Winter, Regional Executive Officer (REO) Orrin Gordon, and Deputy Regional Executive Officer (DREO) Maylene Stephen.