Danielle Veira

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At the announcement of the first COVID-19 infection in Suriname in 2020, Danielle Veira was put in charge of coordinating and managing the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname [5] After mass events were outlawed, her response - "Doe 't! = Do it!" - to a planned tequila party by the youth went viral. [7]

After Antoine Joly, the French ambassador to Suriname, tested positive on 24 March 2020, [8] Veira and some members of her team went into quarantine as they had been in close contact with Joly the previous week. [9] Colonel Jerry Slijngard was appointed as Acting Director in her absence. [9] She returned to resume her duties on 2 April 2020. [10]

On 8 April 2020, the law Exceptional Condition COVID-19 (State of Emergency) was approved by the National Assembly. [11] This law formally authorized the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team, on which Veira served in her capacity as Director of National Security. [12] After the 2020 election, the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team members were replaced on 16 July 2020 by the incoming government. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Daniëlle Veira ontheven". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Colonel Veira in home quarantine". Dagblad Suriname. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 "LinkedIn profile Danielle Veira". Archived LinkedIn profile. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Lieutenant Colonel Danielle Veira takes on CIVD (in Dutch)". Star Nieuws. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 "First Corona case in Suriname (in Dutch)". De Ware Tijd. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Cabinet of the President (in Dutch)". president.gov.sr. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. ↑ ""Do It!" warning Veira goes viral (in Dutch)". De Ware Tijd. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "French Ambassador in isolation in Wanica Hospital (in Dutch)". De Ware Tijd. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  9. 1 2 "France Ambassador 8th Covid 19 victim (in Dutch)". Suriname News. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Director DNV Veira out of quarantine". Suriname Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Law Exceptional Condition Covid 19 has been approved (in Dutch)". Suriname Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "Law Exceptional Condition - Article 2 (pdf in Dutch)" (PDF). Foundation for Law in Suriname (SRiS). Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "Malti Sardjoe mogelijk nieuwe voorzitter Covid-19 Managementteam". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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Danielle Reana Karin Veira
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Danielle Veira, circa 2016
Director of National Security
In office
30 September 2016 [1]  –17 February 2021 [1]