House Speaker Manzoor Nadir yesterday denied a move by Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon for the National Assembly to discuss the recently implemented COVID-19 measures, which he said have placed undue restrictions on unvaccinated persons.
While Harmon sought to have the National Assem-bly adjourned for the purpose of discussing the issue as a “definite matter of urgent public importance,” Nadir found that although it was important it did not qualify as urgent under the Standing Orders.
“Those measures Mr Speaker, severely hamper the ability of the people of Guyana to access public and government services,” Harmon said in reference to the requirement instituted from this month that unvaccinated persons make an appointment at ministries or government agencies in order to access services.