Direction of the President under the Public Health Ordinance (No. 41/2020)

(a) restrain, segregate and isolate persons suffering from the disease, or who may be likely from exposure to the infection suffer from the disease;

(b) remove to the hospital and provide curative treatment of persons suffering from the disease;

(c) remove, disinfect, and destroy the personal effects, goods, buildings and any other article, material or thing exposed to infection from the disease;

(d) speedily bury, or cremate the dead;

(e) facilitate house to house visitation and inspection;

(f) facilitate the provision of medical aid and accommodation;

(g) promote cleanliness, ventilation and disinfection;

(h) prevent the spread of the disease on the seas, rivers and waters of Guyana, and on the high seas within twelve miles from the baseline, as well as on land;

(i) diagnose, prevent or check the disease, including the prohibition or restriction of movement of persons and public and_ private conveyances of any kind whatsoever within and to and from an infected area; and

(j) take any other measures considered necessary; (2) the Minister of Public Health may- (a) cause to be provided in any part of Guyana as he or she may deem fit, one or more hospitals or camps for the reception, isolation and treatment of persons suffering from COVID-19; (b) call upon the Police Force and other law enforcement agencies to provide assistance with the enforcement of the provisions of paragraph (1) where necessary; <!-- page 4 --> THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE [LEGAL SUPPLEMENT] — B 16" MARCH, 2020 379 (3) the Minister of Education shall take all measures to contro] and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in all educational institutions in Guyana; (4) the Minister of Citizenship shall take all measures to control and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in accordance with the Immigration Laws; (5) the Minister of Finance shall expend from the Consolidated Fund such sums of money as may be necessary for the effectual carrying out of any or all of the measures in paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4); (6) all government agencies and local government authorities are urged to render assistance and cooperation to undertake critical, urgent, and appropriate response and measures in a timely manner to curtail and eliminate the COVID- 19 threat; (7) all citizens, residents, tourists and members of the private sector are urged to act in accordance with the law and to comply with any lawful directives and advisories issued by appropriate government agencies to prevent further transmission of the COVID-19 and ensure the safety and well-being of all; and (8) this Direction shall remain in force and effect until withdrawn by the President. Made this 16 day of March, 2020 (00 David Granger President