The government will issue an official advice regarding the coming holidays. With regard to the year-end closing, there will first be talks in a government context. In any case, no government dispensations or exemptions will be issued for spreading events. This was said by Health Minister Amar Ramadin during the government press conference on Thursday.
The Ministry of Health does not consider possible company parties and the traditional Pagara relay to be sensible. According to Minister Ramadhin, this does not mean that this activity will not continue. “But from the perspective of Public Health it is not advisable to continue the traditional New Year’s Eve celebration that we know in Suriname this year.”
The minister says that more information will be available about this soon. He indicates that in many countries strict measures have already been taken with regard to New Year’s Eve. For example, countries have banned fireworks or banned parties. Minister Ramadhin believes that we in Suriname should also look at options in order to continue to guarantee the health of citizens, even after the close of the year.
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now advised reducing the COVID-19 quarantine period from 14 days to 10 to 7 days. Minister Ramadhin has asked the Outbreak Management Team to look into this, as it concerns scientific advice.
A decision will be taken for Suriname, which will first be determined if this advice will have any impact for Suriname. The decision will be announced on Sunday with the COVID-19 statement.
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