At least 300 Santa Rosa residents yesterday defied lockdown rules to protest the measures that have been instituted to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
A recent surge in COVID-19 cases prompted the government to impose stringent lockdown measures on the Moruca Sub-District in Barima-Waini (Region One) and Aranka in Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven). The Santa Rosa Village Council (SRVC) has also taken the initiative to impose additional measures on the community to ensure that COVID-19 cases does not increase.
However, many persons living in Santa Rosa do not agree with some of the measures imposed by the village council and the Public Health Ministry. As a result, an estimated 300 persons showed up at the Kumaka waterfront in Santa Rosa to ensure that their concerns were heard.
