All non- essential businesses were told to cease operations, and citizens were told about social distancing and the sanitising measures that we need to take in order to protect ourselves and to curb the spread of the infectious disease.
Bars are technically not allowed to be opened but inventive Guyanese have found ways to defy social distancing orders to meet up and drink.
It was only a few days ago that the WHO warned that globally cases are increasing rapidly and one of the biggest culprits is that people are not adhering to social distancing orders and some may not even be wearing masks when they go out.
We need to, therefore, take a moment to reflect on our own lives and if we fall into the category of those flouting safety orders then it would do us well to remember that the virus has not magically gone away, that there is still no vaccine and that our next door neighbour Brazil is the second most infected country in the world.
We must continue to follow the safety guidelines of social distancing, hand washing and using a mask every time we have to leave our homes.
