Tag Archives: Covid-19

Trinidad and Tobago has already waved goodbye to overseas travel, doubles, river and beach limes, cinemas, night clubs, bars, betting shops and church. Next on the chopping block is chicken and chips, pizza and any other type of restaurant fare. It is, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley stressed today, the …

“I’m aware that part of our culture is to criticise and sometimes to trivialise. But this is not the time. The time now is to rise above that way of life and to fight against this unseen enemy that is causing overwhelming death. We must be less critical and adhere …

My headline today is not a typographical error. As suggested below, it is still uncertain whether the government’s policy of Siq, that is separate, isolate and quarantine is a sound enough response to our Covid-19 crisis. We just don’t know yet. Sic transit gloria mundi is the full classic incantation …

An elderly male with a pre-existing medical condition has become Tobago’s first Covid-19 related fatality, as Trinidad and Tobago’s death toll from the novel coronavirus climbed to seven. The Ministry of Health confirmed the death this morning along with an additional positive test. The source of the new confirmed case …

“[Life in quarantine is] policing your co-residents because your health depends on them as much as it depends on you… It is being ostracised by those you thought were friends and being ‘befriended’ by some who are not. “It is trying to keep your physical health while feeling the loss …

Trinidad and Tobago’s tally of persons infected by the novel coronavirus Covid-19 now stands at 103, after two more persons tested positive today. Both patients, according to a release from the Ministry of Health, were ‘close contacts of Covid-19 positive patients’. At present, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has …

Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh today called on members of the public to take their elderly loved ones out of homes and also suggested that new guidelines are coming for caregivers, as part of the fight against the novel coronavirus Covid-19. At the time of the press conference, Trinidad and Tobago …

Trinidad and Tobago now has 100 confirmed Covid-19 cases. The Ministry of Health revealed the figure this morning, after two ‘close contacts of a Covid-19 patient’ tested positive last night. As of this morning, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) tested 722 samples. There have been six deaths related to …

“[…] The meals are well balanced and well prepared. According to each patient’s health needs [and] the general ages of the patients—particularly our cruise ship guests (over 60 years of age) [with] implied co-morbidities (heart disease, diabetes, etc)…” The following press statement on menus at the Couva and Caura quarantine …

Have you ever wondered how your favourite food store decides where to locate your neighbourhood store? They use information—like what the health ministry uses—about the country: where our people live, their habits and the roadways they are likely to use. Maps in such systems contain useful information but, more importantly, …

National Security Minister Stuart Young confirmed today that Trinidad and Tobago’s borders as well as bars, clubs, theatres, betting houses, churches and dining-in areas at restaurants will remain closed until 30 April 2020. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh made the amendment to the Public Health [2019 Novel Coronavirus] Regulations yesterday. The …

For the first time, the Ministry of Health said it was stumped about a deceased patient as Trinidad and Tobago suffered its sixth fatality today from the novel coronavirus Covid-19. A release tonight revealed that ‘further epidemiological investigation [is] required’ about the deceased since ‘information was not available from the …