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COVID-19 patient visited villages in the Rupununi, Guyana (5-14-20)

COVID-19 patient visited villages in the Rupununi, Guyana Stabroek News 5-14-2020 Several indigenous communities in Region Nine will be on complete lockdown allowing only persons transporting food supplies to enter and leave their communities after contact tracing revealed that the region’s first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient visited a...

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Disruptions in Deep South Rupununi due to COVID-19 (4-29-20)

Disruptions in Deep South Rupununi due to COVID-19 Stabroek News 4-29-2020 'With schools being closed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), many residents of Karaudarnau Village, Deep South Rupununi, have retreated to their respective farms in the nearby forests to avoid the outbreak, however, they are still...

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Indigenous Concerns over Covid-19 in Guyana (4-19-20)

Indigenous Concerns over Covid-19 in Guyana 'Indigenous communities could be decimated by coronavirus', activists say 20 April 2020 Warnings sounded over continuing mining activities'. 'With their limited medical resources, Guyana’s Indigenous communities are at risk of potential devastating consequences if the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) makes its way...

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