Some Guyanese are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to stay away from work, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said today. He said persons are regularly reporting that they have been exposed to the virus, manipulating the mandatory quarantine period.
“There’s another aspect of this where there are reports of persons who may be every two weeks, they have become exposed to somebody. If there’s a pattern like that, it’s obvious that that employee or that person might just want days off rather than being genuinely sick with COVID. So, some persons are exploiting the situation of claiming that they have been exposed to someone who has been positive for Covid and that then can become very problematic.”
While a person who claims to have been in contact with someone who is positive and should be tested, Minister Anthony said workplaces should adopt policies to verify such reports from employees.
