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Sep 13, 2020 News
According to an official from the South Rupununi District Council (SRDC), that Region Nine border area with Brazil, has managed to overcome the COVID-19 crisis.
The region has been topping the number of cases for the outlying regions for the past few months.
The SRDC is the representative body of 21 Indigenous communities of the South Rupununi area and has been working tirelessly to control the spread of the virus.
In an interview with Kaieteur News yesterday, the Project Coordinator attached to the SRDC, Kid James, disclosed that a few days ago, the last set of patients that was in isolation was released.
“We have only received the results last week… for tests done one month ago and they have recovered,” James added.
However, James highlighted that they are still facing issues with the border. He stated that while there is the presence of soldiers, there is little that can be done without transport.
According to James, the soldiers have been in South Rupununi for three weeks now and there is still no form of transportation to take them to the Guyana-Brazil border.
The SRDC has resorted to setting up gates to put a stop into the illegal entry, as they would have been pleading with both administrations to deploy officials at the border to curb illegal entry. They previously stated that they had blocked several illegal crossings along the border and have since been doing their utmost to properly handle all illegal border crossings.
The council also believed that the illegal crossings were posing a serious threat to the Wapichan communities in the South Rupununi.
Guyana’s immediate neighbour Brazil is one of the countries recording the highest numbers COVID-19 cases worldwide. The SRDC was of the firm belief that many persons seeking refuge in Guyana might have been bringing the virus into the area.
In addition to being endangered by illegal crossings, the Wapichan people were also facing a language barrier. The COVID-19 guidelines were being published strictly in English, so despite attempts to educate Wapichan residents about the virus and preventative measures, the Wapichan people were unaware of what they should avoid.
South Rupununi, which is a part of Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) – the largest Region in Guyana, would have recorded 320 COVID-19 cases out of the country’s total of 1,812 cases.
Region Nine recorded the second-highest number of cases in the country, Region Four being number one with 704 confirmed cases.
Despite having no active cases, the SRDC said it will still be working continuously to ensure that the novel Coronavirus does not escalate in the community once more.
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