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Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, says if there is no vaccine for the coronavirus; he is anticipating that the country will remain on lockdown.<\/p>

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“If there is not a vaccine, that is the only way to inoculate against the virus, then there can not be any reasonable expectation that the country will be reopening any time soon,” said Browne.<\/p>\n

Browne added that social distancing and the concept of doing limited business will become the new norm.<\/p>

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“We also need to understand that social distancing will be the new norm for a long time. I do not believe that until such time that a vaccine is established, I do not believe that we will be able to discontinue the lock down policy,” the prime minister said.<\/p>

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He added that “people now need to settle in a new routine in doing a limited amount of business without crowding areas unnecessarily so if there is no need for you to shop on a particular day, the individual needs to show that level of discipline and to stay at home and to ensure that at the same time if you have to avail yourself of the very limited essential services that you do so in a responsible manner.”<\/p>\n

According to Browne, the government has been trying to encourage the Antiguans and Barbudans to settle into a new norm, a new way of doing business rather than locking down the country and causing panic.<\/p>

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Residents practice social distancing outside of ACB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Prime Minister says the main focus is sustaining the policies put in place and to ensure that there is no community spread.<\/p>\n

He urges citizens to be responsible and to protect their personal space of six feet.<\/p>

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