Following the confirmation of five new novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in three indigenous communities in Region Nine, the South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) has announced that all South Rupununi communities are on lockdown.
In a statement issued on Friday, the SRDC, which is the representative body of the 21 indigenous communities of the South Rupu-nuni, said that the decision to lock down all South Rupununi communities was taken to contain the spread of COVID-19, considering that the three communities that have recorded cases are within the South Rupununi area.
The lockdown began last Wednesday.