After being told that they had tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a family in Wowetta, North Rupununi, was left to fend for themselves even though two members of the family who tested positive were elders who would be more susceptible to the disease.
“I must say, we were actually left on our own to survive,” Cheryl Torres, a resident of the indigenous community of Wowetta which is located in Region Nine told Stabroek News during an interview yesterday.
Torres disclosed that six members of her family tested positive for COVID-19. They were placed on home isolation and spent several days without leaving their home before they were discharged on August 15.