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Apr 03, 2020 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

I am urging my friend Mayor Ubraj Narine to reconsider his decision not to implement an immediate lockdown of Georgetown.
I have been carefully monitoring the “reported” numbers of infected persons in Guyana and it is my opinion that there are many undetected Covid-19 persons out there who have NOT been tested but have the symptoms and are ignorant of the fact, or may be afraid to come forward because of the fear of being quarantined in a government facility or the fear of being ostracized by society, etc.
In the past two days the number of confirmed cases have jumped from 8 to 12, an increase of 50%.
This is a very ominous development and if the previous algorithms from the spread of this virus are taken into account then Guyana is about to be hit by a freight train of epic proportions!
This coupled with the fact that the majority of the Guyanese society has so far shown a rather laissez faire attitude toward social distancing and even less inclination to taking precautions that would decelerate the spread of this deadly virus.
It’s a scenario that brings the old saying to mind, “it’s better to be safe than sorry”.
Please do all within your power to lockdown our capital city Mayor Narine.
The citizenry will thank you in the long run.
All the best.
Lionel Jaikaran
Former Deputy Mayor
Municipality of Georgetown

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