Health

The Ministry of Health announced Trinidad and Tobago’s 16th Covid-19 related death this month and its 38th since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The deceased patient was described as ‘an elderly female with co-morbidities’. There were also an additional 70 positive cases, based on samples taken during the …

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) issued 61 tickets for failure to properly wear face masks, within 24 hours of receiving ticket books on the weekend. Fifty six of the tickets were handed out by Eastern Division officers with 52 in Mayaro alone. Mandatory use of face masks in …

Dr Avery Hinds, technical director of the Ministry of Health’s Epidemiology Division, warned persons with co-morbidities—such as diabetes and hypertension—to respond quickly to any Covid-19 symptoms. It could be a matter of life or death. Dr Hinds was responding to a question on the escalating death rate among Covid-19 patients, …

The Ministry of Health recorded another death today, with the patient described as ‘an elderly male with co-morbidities’. Trinidad and Tobago has recorded 34 Covid-19 related deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic, with 21 fatalities in the last two weeks and 12 this month so far. There were four …

The Ministry of Health confirmed 88 new positive cases this evening with an additional Covid-19 related death, who was described as an elderly male with no co-morbidities. It means that there were 190 positives revealed today with two deaths. At least 32 of those positives were police recruits, according to …

“[…] Tests were conducted on the [police] 42 recruits, with 32 returning positive and the other ten, negative. As a result, the 32 who tested positive have been removed to another part of the UWI campus, while the other ten remain in quarantine…” The following is a press statement from …

Minister of National Security Stuart Young said today that the government is ready to roll out its ‘liberalised exemption policy’, to allow nationals ‘stranded’ abroad to return home. Thus far, the government has offered travel exemptions for 3,563 persons, while there are still another 2,500-odd requests to return—with 1,702 applications …

Former Fifa vice-president and ex-Minister of National Security Jack Warner said he is on the mend and hopeful of a quick discharge, after being diagnosed with Covid-19 earlier this week. Warner, who is 77, said he is hospitalised at the Couva Hospital and offered a brief statement on his current …

Last Thursday, on 27 August, Trinidad and Tobago tallied 15 deaths in total since the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Eight days later, the figure has doubled to 30. This morning, the Ministry of Health revealed that the last Covid-19 related fatality was ‘an adult male’. The deceased patient …

The Ministry of Health confirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s 29th Covid-19 related death this evening. The deceased patient was described as ‘an elderly male with co-morbidities’. There have been 14 deaths due to the novel coronavirus within the last week, which is almost as many fatalities suffered by the country since …

The Ministry of Health recorded another 21 positive test results for Covid-19 this morning, which took Trinidad and Tobago’s number of active cases to 1,213. The 21 new positives were said to be representative of samples taken between 28 August and 2 September. At present, there are 96 patients hospitalised …

Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi has defended amendments to the public health ordinance, which put children over eight years old and families in their private vehicles at risk of hefty fines for not wearing masks. The measures, which became legally enforceable on Monday, received some public pushback. However, at this morning’s …