Georgetown: Government announced that the COVID-19 Emergency Measures (No.3) published in the Gazette 29th April 2020 and effective until June 3rd 2020 have been extended to 17th June 2020.
The extension comes amid the continuing rise of COVID-19 cases. The government also said that a seven-day home quarantine will be allowed for returning Guyanese.
Originally, the government had said that there would be a mandatory two-week quarantine at a state facility or a private hotel designated by the government for such purposes. The private sector had urged that home quarantining be allowed.
As of June 2, 2020, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus remains at 153. The Ministry of Public Health is also reporting that there are no new COVID-19 related deaths.
Of the 153 cases, Guyana has recorded 12 deaths and 70 recoveries. Fourteen more tests were conducted with the last 24 hours taking the total number of tests done to 1,672 with the number of negative cases being 1,519.
There are currently 71 active cases in isolation at various facilities across Guyana; 2 patients remain in the COVID-19 ICU at the GPHC and 25 persons in institutional quarantine.
Citizens are asked to always practice social distancing in the workplace, public spaces, and while using public transportation to reduce the spread of the coronavirus disease. They are also reminded to practise frequent hand washing/sanitising and always wear a face mask if they have to go out.
Meanwhile, the WHO has reported that as of June 2, 2020, globally the number of confirmed cases has increased to 6,194,533 with 376,320 deaths. In the Regions of the Americas, positive cases number 2,905,432 with death climbing to 163,248.
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