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Haiti - Health : The Minister of the Interior and representatives of religions launch an appeal to the citizens
09/04/2020 10:36:57

Audain Fils Bernadel, the Minister of the Interior and Territorial Collectivities and the Representatives of different sectors and religious denominations including: Mgr. Pierre André Dumas (Catholic Church), Pastor Clément Joseph (Protestant sector), Manbo Euvronie Aguste (voodoo sector) and Mgr. Ogé Beauvoir (Anglican Church) gave a joint press briefing on concerted efforts to combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic in Haiti.

These emissaries members of "Religions for Peace" launched an appeal to the faithful, to the practitioners and followers of all religions and professions of faith combined, in order to respect the hygienic instructions and to slow down the stigmatization of people presumed or suffering from Covid-19.

They pleaded in favor of solidarity between Haitians, in a fraternal neck and neck, necessary to fight effectively and lastingly against the spread of this disease which is wreaking havoc in the world, even in countries with health and economic structures and modern social.

For his part, Minister Bernadel praised this synergy against the Covid-19 and said to count "on the strength and the great listening available to members of the various religious denominations of Religions for Peace with their followers, to strengthen awareness."

Bernadel also intends to act through the various structures of the Ministry in order to bring the population throughout the territory to apply the instructions necessary to avoid contracting the disease and transmitting it. In this sense, he announced a strengthening of security systems at the central level to enforce the measures adopted in the proclamation of a state of health emergency by the Government https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30311-haiti-flash-president-moise-declares-a-state-of-health-emergency-text-of-the-order.html

In addition, the Minister asks in particular the Departmental Delegates, the Vice-delegates of boroughs and the local elected representatives, to be firm in spite of the traditions and to make respect the provisions against the gatherings during the Easter period.

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30481-haiti-flash-2nd-death-of-covid-19.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30479-haiti-covid-19-daily-bulletin-april-8-2020.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30311-haiti-flash-president-moise-declares-a-state-of-health-emergency-text-of-the-order.html

HL/ HaitiLibre