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All senior citizens are being asked to stay at home for the next three weeks, said Prime Minister Mia Mottley, after three elderly Barbadians died of coronavirus complications over the weekend.

As she addressed the nation on Tuesday from Ilaro Court about the current state of COVID-19, Mottley said it was incumbent on her administration and Barbadians at large to take great steps in protecting the elderly.

She said: “I welcome and endorse the appeal by the President of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons [BARP] in [the] papers today, for seniors and elders in the country to stay at home where ever practical and possible.

“You have heard me say so over and over, because they are our most vulnerable group.

“I want to speak to you directly…. You need to protect yourselves. Importantly I am saying to you, we need to protect you, and we shall.

“Accordingly, I am endorsing and strengthening the request of BARP, for all persons over the age of 70 years old to remain at home for the next three weeks.”

Mottley advised elderly citizens to only leave home if absolutely necessary, such as in the case of medical or emergency care, with family members of the at-risk group being advised to assist them with any food items they may need. (SB)

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