Sister’s Village residents adapting to life with COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us in more ways than one, whether work, school, health, or our economic situations. This week residents of Sister’s Village, West Bank Demerara, shared some of their experiences with Stabroek News.

Alana Lindo lives on Gaza Street in the village. She was cleaning some freshly cut pieces of chicken to be cooked later. Lindo still has her job as a security guard and thankfully has never had to be laid off or rotated, but even so she has had her share of issues.

On March 30, a mere few weeks after Guyana had confirmed its first positive COVID-19 case, her husband suffered a stroke. Prior to that, he assisted her financially with his upholstery business but now she has to do it all on her own. Every other month since his stroke, Lindo has been making the long journey with her husband to Berbice for him to see Dr Ramesh Sugrim.