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Deputy General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Workers\u2019 Union Chester Hughes has warned of difficult days ahead for people in this country as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on.<\/p>

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Hughes is calling on people to be prepared for the long haul, and to change their lifestyles to match the difficult economic times.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to say to every worker out there in society that now is the time for you to live as family. Now is not the time for you to live as individuals. Households must now start to plan life and a budget around the minimum income that is being received instead of everybody still living independent lives,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>

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\u201cThis pandemic is not going to end [right now]. All indicators are saying that we have at least another year in this crisis. And if we don\u2019t plan properly a lot of persons are going to be bankrupt by the end of the year \u2014 bankrupt to the point where there\u2019ll be stress, anxiety attacks and even psychological issues.<\/p>

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\u201cPeople are going to lose some of their assets. They\u2019ve got to be prepared to do what they have to do to survive and to make sure that their assets are maintained because if they continue to live the life they are living, they are going to lose some of their most valuable and prized possessions,\u201d Hughes added.<\/p>\n

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Deputy General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Workers\u2019 Union Chester Hughes has warned of difficult days ahead for people in this country as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. 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