– Ministry of Communities urges general public

THE Ministry of Communities, Department of Housing, on Wednesday, called on the general public to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves and staff of the ministry when conducting business at its offices.

The ministry made the appeal as Guyana battles the spread of the deadly COVET-19.
“As the Central Housing and Planning Authority presses on in its mandate to provide affordable housing to the Guyanese people, management is also cognisant of the dangers posed by the recent rise of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. As such, officials are putting every mechanism in place to contain the spread of the virus and are urging members of the public, visiting any of our offices countrywide, to conduct business, to wear a protective mask,” the ministry said in a release.

The move is an additional measure which supports an earlier initiative where officials erected a pipe at the western entrance of the Brickdam offices of the Ministry to facilitate the hand-washing procedure.

“Please note that this move forms part of the precautionary measures implemented by the agency to protect our staff as well as you, our valued customers. Consequently, the agency has suspended all field exercises, processing of application forms and planning permission applications,” the release noted.

The ministry is also urging persons to follow the guidelines set out by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other relevant health authorities to protect themselves against the virus. “We also urge that you continue to observe the precautionary measures as outlined by PAHO/WHO and the Ministry of Public Health. Thank you very much for your compliance and continued support,” the Ministry of Communities release concluded.