Disabled community ‘following COVID guidelines’
Article by February 23, 2021
People with disabilities have been following health authorities’ orders to stay at home to contain the spread of COVID-19 and so far remain virus-free, according to a spokesman for the community.
Public Relations Officer of the Barbados Council for the Disabled, Christopher Gilkes, told
Barbados TODAY that while members of the community have been closely paying attention to the developments of the COVID-19 crisis, the majority of them have opted to stay indoors and find ways to cope.
He explained that members of the community have been depending on family and friends to run errands for them, including changing cheques and paying bills, as they seek to limit their movement during the national lockdown set to end on February 28.