President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced measures the government will take to handle the COVID-19 outbreak in the country and get the economy back on track and US$60 million more is being sourced to assist in these efforts.
This announcement was made during a special address by the president where he spoke on the government’s COVID-19 response agenda and plans. President Ali during the broadcast stated that the impact on Guyana’s economy following a total shutdown continues to be severe.
The president stated that businesses across all sectors were adversely affected by the COVID-19 shutdown, according to reports conducted by the Small Business Bureau and the Private Sector Commission. He disclosed that over the last few weeks he has been in consultation with a number of key stakeholders in the business sector to come up with a national plan to tackle the pandemic.
