(Trinidad Express) – Another student attending the University of the Southern Caribbean (USC) in Maracas, St Joseph, has contracted Influenza A/H1N1 and the family says it is all the school’s fault for not informing the student body about the first case in a timely manner.
In addition to that, they criticised the Ministry of Health for not implementing proper protocols and facilities to deal with people who contracted the virus because the way people were being treated left much to be desired. The student, Danesha Matthews, tested positive for the virus on Monday, making her the second student from that school to be confirmed for the virus in less than six days.
She was suffering from several of the symptoms for several days, but by lunch time yesterday evening, the 20-year-old was unable to move due to a high fever and immense body pains so her family rushed her to the Arima Health Facility.
“We took her to Arima (Health Facility), because that is where she went the first time and they said to come back if she got worse. But now she is worse and we have been waiting here for more than two hours in the hot sun because they have no wheelchair to give her and it have no parking in the back here,” according to one of her relatives, who preferred to remain anonymous.
The relative, who spoke to the Express via telephone yesterday, said she had no idea why the Ministry of Health was telling people to come to the hospitals when they had no proper facilities in place to deal with the people suspected for swine flu.
