Since the emergency lockdown measures were implemented in the Moruca sub-district, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak seems to be stabilising in the area although many persons are not taking advantage of a mobile testing unit, Amerindian People’s Association (APA) Project Coordinator Graham Atkinson has said.
During an interview with Stabroek News yesterday, Atkinson said that lockdown measures seem to be working considering that since the measures were imposed there were only 11 new cases of COVID-19 recorded.
He said he felt that it was very important that movement was restricted and that, coupled with the vigorous public awareness campaign that the APA has been conducting over the last three weeks, there has been an impact on the people.