THE MAN IN CHARGE of Barbados’ effort to stem the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease is warning Barbadians not to be complacent during the extended national lockdown.
In fact, COVID-19 czar Richard Carter says he expects more infections and even a few more deaths from the flu-like virus before Barbados can grapple the public health crisis to the ground, especially because of the prevalence of pre-existing medical conditions within the elderly demographic.
Carter, a social scientist with experience in handling the impact of a viral pandemic in Sierra Leone, said Barbados’ early plan, which was instituted in January to prepare for the disease reaching these shores, and which moved to Stage 3 before many Eastern Caribbean countries, had served the country well.
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