With Wakapoa identified as a COVID-19 hotspot, a team from the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two will be dispatched to the Amerindian community today to assess what help can be provided.
Region Two Health Officer Dr. Ranjeev Singh told this newspaper that the region’s Rapid Response Team will visit the area to offer assistance to the Wakapoa Village Council and residents of the community.
Wakapoa, which is located in the Lower Pomeroon in Region Two, was not affected up to July but since then cases have been detected and 59 persons are currently infected. This figure was revealed during Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony’s COVID-19 update yesterday.