Coronavirus is stopped only by harsh measures

Apr 03, 2020 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

Guyana must learn immediately from Italy. Statistics show that Italy moved from having three deaths to ten thousand deaths in just two months. To date Guyana has four. It is therefore time to impose total lockdown.
It may seem harsh to lose economic ground. Many small businesses will not survive a total lockdown, but it is better than losing thousands of family members and friends. Why members of the international community are flying home their people? Read between the lines!
Hand washing alone in public places is only cosmetic when one considers that the germ can be on the surface of anything. All food handlers, vendors, passengers and drivers of public transportation must wear gloves and masks. Sanitation workers and health workers must also wear disposable coats.
To get the message to grassroot people, the authorities must share out food hampers and flyers. Mobile speaker systems can also be used to give needed information. Night-life must be stopped. Touts must stop holding people, and shouting without masks. No church gathering. No group liming. Only workers and those shopping for essential items must be on the road. The pandemic will end sooner.
If the rich nations need extra help now, would they be able to help us if things get out of hand? Let us introduce the harsh measures now than be forced to do so later, anyhow. We can choose to either stay off the street or be prepared to weep. Guyana…oh Guyana!
Wisdom and prayers go together. Let’s exercise both now.
Leonard Marks

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