(Trinidad Guardian) The following is the latest COVID-19 Update from the Ministry of Health… TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO COVID-19 (NOVEL CORONAVIRUS) UPDATE #76 As part of the national drive to safeguard the health of the Trinidad and Tobago population in the face of the global COVID-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Health continues to provide up-to-date information on the country’s status in this regard.
(Trinidad Guardian) A third bar owner has been charged with breaching the Public Health Ordinance Regulations currently governing the COVID-19 crisis in Trinidad and Tobago.
(Trinidad Express) It’s official. The Health Ministry is now recommending that people wear masks when out in public.
One of Tobago’s three COVID-19 patients has died. This is according to a statement from the Division of Health, Wellness and Family Development.
(Trinidad Guardian) Fifteen days after 78-year-old Zorida Wahid Khan returned to her home in Queens, New York, after vacationing in Trinidad and Tobago, she tested positive for the COVID-19.
(Trinidad Express) POLICE Commissioner Gary Griffith says the decision to shut down D’Original Sauce Doubles in Curepe yesterday was done in keeping with the policies of the Government.
(Trinidad Express) The current shutdown of nonessential businesses and other restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19 can “possibly” be extended beyond April 15.
(Trinidad Express) As of Friday night, the Health Ministry reports the following: Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing for COVID-19 – 722 Number of samples which have tested positive -100 Number of deaths – 6 Number of persons discharged – 1 The Ministry of Health provides the following update:Two additional persons tested positive for COVID-19 – Close contacts of COVID-19 positive patient.
(Trinidad Express) At least four people born in Trinidad and Tobago have died from complications relating to coronavirus disease COVID-19 in New York, a US state now considered the global epicentre of the pandemic.
(Trinidad Guardian) A Ministry of Health map displaying the communities from which confirmed COVID-19 cases came has also revealed how easy it is for those persons, as well as people they may have come into contact with, to spread the virus across the country.
(Trinidad Guardian) Opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is once again urging the government to ramp up citizen testing for COVID-19.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley faced the harsh reality mourners now face as only five persons could attend his eldest brother’s funeral on April 2, to prevent the spread of the COVID -19 virus.
(Trinidad Guardian) Although Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says police have no power to shut down banks and supermarkets, Commis-sioner of Police Gary Griffith maintains his officers can intervene in situations where too many people are congregating to save lives during the current “Stay-at-Home” COVID-19 measures.
(Trinidad Guardian) Moving to quell public outcry as the government moves to release 388 prisoners from the nation’s prisons, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi yesterday assured that all prisoners will be medically checked before any release takes place.
(Trinidad Express) As of yesterday afternoon, the Health Ministry reports the following: Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing for COVID-19 638 Number of samples which have tested positive 94 Number of deaths 5 Number of persons discharged 1 The Ministry of health provides the following update: * Four additional persons have tested positive for COVID-19.
“I was allowed to give a brief blessing and prayer. It lasted about five minutes.
(Trinidad Guardian) Mere hours after the Ministry of Health announced the nation’s fourth death from the COVID-19 virus came news yesterday morning of a fifth death.
(Trinidad Express) Police Commissioner Gary Griffith’s threat to close banks, supermarkets and markets cannot be enforced.
(Trinidad Guardian) A prominent Debe pundit and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19.
(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Stuart Young has announced that gatherings of more than five persons will not be allowed, as the Government moves to implemented stricter measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.
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