COVID-19 has demonstrated to us how interconnected we are as a planet and how vulnerable we are as human beings. Indeed, too many have lost their battle to the dreaded virus and many more continue to suffer. In our own country, we have seen many persons being infected though we must recognise that our rate of recovery remains high as well. While we are heartened by that reality we remain saddened by those who have lost the battle and we send our sincerest condolences to those who have lost loved one.
We recognise that our collective actions will go a long way in minimizing the transmission of the virus. We also must take precautions and heed the advice of the professionals. We should not leave anything to chance as it could be harmful to our and our loved ones well-being. We recognise too that the economic impact has been significant and many working-people have suffered tremendously. We know too of the plight of many poorer Guyanese who have had their children’s educational pursuits gravely affected. We recognise the proactive efforts of the new Government to seek to alleviate those burdens and have cause to wonder what really were their predecessors doing while squatting in office. It appeared that the affairs of the people took a backseat to their own self-interest though the deadly COVID-19 was lurking. As we conclude 2020, we recognise the efforts being made to find a cure to the virus. This is welcome news in what has been a period of gloom. We are encouraged by the successes recorded and we are hopeful that soon enough life can regain some semblance of normalcy.
