Lockdown instituted as Trinidad records highest COVID spread

As customers purchase their meals, the eating area is blocked off at the Town Centre Mall, Food Court, as in house dining has been suspended under the new Covid-19 regulations on Frederick Street Port-of-Spain.
As customers purchase their meals, the eating area is blocked off at the Town Centre Mall, Food Court, as in house dining has been suspended under the new Covid-19 regulations on Frederick Street Port-of-Spain.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced new regulations to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

It comes as T&T records its highest number of cases announced in any one day, 328.

The following are the new regulations;

– As of midnight tonight, all restaurants and bars will be closed

– All malls will be closed

– All places of worship will be closed

– All gyms and fitness centres will be closed

– All spas and beauty dispensing areas will be closed

– Casinos, cinemas, theatres, clubs will be closed

– Public Service will operate on ‘essential service only

– Tobago would be isolated by limited 3 flights per day and seabridge will operate at 25 per cent

– All tours to various areas of recreation will end

All this until May 23, 2021.