Guyana, which remains with Mayotte one of the only French territories still classified in orange, has just moved to stage 3 of the epidemic, announced Monday the prefecture and the Regional Health Agency.
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On Monday, Guyana had 1,326 people tested positive, 11 patients in intensive care, 59 hospitalizations, 3 deaths and 552 patients who can be considered cured. The number of positive cases doubled in eight days.
Stage 3 means that the virus is actively circulating throughout the country, " and no longer only in limited areas, " said the prefecture. The latest epidemiological investigations of the cases declared in recent days now make it possible to attest to this active circulation. A total of 566 positive cases were detected out of 2077 tests carried out from June 7 to 13, representing a positivity rate of 27.25% over seven days.
Generalization of the wearing of a mask
" Concretely, the transition from Guyana to stage 3 must lead everyone to assume that they can now come across a contagious person in their everyday life, regardless of where they live, " explain the prefecture and the ARS. . The continuation of the second round of municipal elections on June 28 is still in question. The local authority of Guyana asked for its postponement.
The prefecture has also introduced a new tightening of traffic restriction measures in the town of Cayenne where the curfew will now be from 7:00 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Monday to Friday, and the weekend from Saturday 7 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m. She also announced the “ generalization of the wearing of masks in public and professional space ” and “ the generalization of telework when possible. "
Confinement is also still in force at Saint-Georges de l'Oyapock and Camopi, on the border with Brazil, and in the Arc-en-Ciel City at Rémire-Montjoly.
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