Leader of St. Lucia’s Opposition, Allen Chastanet, has a new prescription to curb the nation’s current Fifth COVID Wave: Banning alcohol sales!
Commenting on his Facebook Page on what he claims is the Philip J. Pierre administration’s failure to tackle the current wave of increased infections effectively, the former Prime Minister said: “If there’s too high of an infection rate, you know it’s the curfew and alcohol.”
He says he believes “access to alcohol contributes to the willingness of people to gather in crowds” and therefore “the prohibition of mass crowd events is insufficient, without banning liquor sales.”
St. Lucia current COVID-19 protocols – effected over the Christmas and New Year holidays and in effect until February 4, 2022 — include a ban on mass crowd events, sporting activities and social events with more than 35 people.
The current confinement times are 10 pm to 4 am from Monday to Thursday, 9 pm to 4 am on Fridays and Saturdays and from 6 pm to 4 am on Sundays.
