CH&PA closes off all field visits amidst spread of COVID-19

– urges visitors to use protective gear

As the number of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) increases in Guyana, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has urged persons visiting its office to equip themselves with protective masks.
The CH&PA in a recent release stated that in wake of the dangers posed by the recent rise of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, it has opted to implement precautionary measures to protect visitors and stakeholders.
“This is an additional measure that supports an earlier initiative where officials have erected a pipe at the western entrance of the Brickdam offices to facilitate the handwashing procedure. Similar initiatives are being implemented at our regional offices,” the release added.
This move, the CH&PA noted, forms part of the precautionary measures implemented by the agency to protect its staff as well as citizens.
However, the agency has suspended all field exercises, processing of application forms and planning permission applications.
The CH&PA has urged Guyanese to continue to observe the precautionary measures as outlined by the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) and the Public Health Ministry.
As a result of the spread of the deadly virus, organisations and businesses across Guyana and around the world are either shutting their doors or implementing strict precautionary measures.
Guyana continues to battle with the deadly novel coronavirus as cases moved from 12 to a whopping 24 on Thursday. There have been five deaths recorded thus far.
The country recorded its first case of the coronavirus on March 11 following the death of a US-based Guyanese who returned home on vacation.