Relief hampers on hold as CDC being reformed for long-term COVID-19 response

By Shamar Meusa On In Guyana News |
A Stabroek News chart showing the way in which the number of positive confirmed COVID-19 cases in Guyana have risen from the announcement of the first case on March 11th to April 16th. The sharp rise is a bad sign and underlines the dire need for a flattening.
A Stabroek News chart showing the way in which the number of positive confirmed COVID-19 cases in Guyana have risen from the announcement of the first case on March 11th to April 16th. The sharp rise is a bad sign and underlines the dire need for a flattening.

As the number of positive novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Guyana continues to rise, the caretaker government yesterday announced that the distribution of relief hampers to the vulnerable has been suspended as the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is being reorganised to improve its response to the pandemic.

The number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases stood at 57, inclusive of six deaths, up to last evening, de facto Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence revealed during a live update yesterday.

Lawrence said that 60 persons have so far been tested, with 203 persons testing negative for the virus. Nine persons so far have recovered from the disease. She added that 14 persons are currently in institutional quarantine and 42 in institutional isolation while four persons are patients at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU).