The Ministry of Health did not report any deaths due to Covid-19 this week. With a total of 122 deaths from 6,852 confirmed infections since March, the case fatality rate (the number of reported deaths divided by the number of confirmed cases) is 1.78%. In the United States, it is …
Read More »Dr Richards: Covid-19 quarantine facilities almost at maximum levels
Quarantine facilities are almost at maximum levels, according to acting Principal Medical Officer Dr Maryam Richards. The nine activated facilities have a total population of 313. These facilities, which include several hotels, house nationals from state repatriation flights, as well as people entering the country through vessels and chartered flights. …
Read More »Average number of new coronavirus cases falls in first week of December
The first seven days of December saw an average of 15 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus per day. This 7-day average is lower than any other recorded in either November or October. This drop continues the downward trend of new cases observed since September. It remains to be seen …
Read More »What should women with dodgy transport options do? Rowley: ‘Just be careful’
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said there are still ‘monsters’ around us, when asked to comment on the rape and murder of 18-year-old Ashanti Riley, who was abducted sometime after she left home in a ‘PH’ taxi on Sunday 29 November. Rowley noted too, at a press conference this afternoon, …
Read More »Fenwick: ‘We’ll prepare as best as possible!’ T&T host Guyana for opening W/Cup qualifier on 25 March
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will kick off their Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign on home soil on 25 March against Guyana, as Concacaf confirmed the schedule for its opening round of matches today. The Warriors are drawn in Group F of a preliminary Concacaf bracket …
Read More »Covid counter: 325 new cases in seven days; 122 from in prison
There was a spike in positive cases of the novel coronavirus over the last seven days. The Ministry of Health reported 16 new cases today, Friday 27 November 2020, which took the total for the last seven days to 325. More than a third of these new cases, 122, came …
Read More »Are you being served? NCRHA invites public to online consultation today
How can the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) improve its services to you and your loved ones? The NCRHA is inviting members of the public to join a consultation today from the comfort of their own homes, as the state body hosts an online Public Board Meeting from 4pm. …
Read More »Fenwick: Maradona was ‘undoubtedly the greatest to ever play the game’
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick extended condolences to iconic Argentina football star Diego Armando Maradona, who passed away today at the age of 60. Maradona, a 1986 World Cup winner who twice broke the world record as the most expensive footballer, died of a …
Read More »Dr Rowley allows hunting, but warns against Christmas parties—sport and bars still on hold
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley outlawed Christmas parties within the public sector and kept a ban on the consumption of alcohol at public places, while contact team sport is also forbidden. The country’s international borders also remain closed, with the Ministry of National Security mandated to offer …
Read More »Covid counter: 28 new cases recorded with as many recoveries
The Ministry of Health has reported 28 new positive coronavirus cases. Despite these new cases, the number of active cases stayed at yesterday’s count of 589 since the ministry also recorded 28 recovered community cases. After a jump in cases last week when 239 new positive cases were reported, this …
Read More »Fifa gives Haiti football president, Jean-Bart, life ban for sexual abuse of female players
Haitian Football Federation (HFF) president Dr Yves ‘Dadou’ Jean-Bart has been banned for life by Fifa, after being found guilty of ‘systematic sexual abuse against female football players between 2014 and 2020’. The decision was released today by the adjudicatory chamber of Fifa’s Ethics Committee, which also imposed a 1,000,000 …
Read More »New Covid-19 cases drop more than 40% from October
The first half of November has seen a significant drop in both new positive cases and deaths due to Covid-19 compared to the same period last month. There were four deaths for the month so far compared to the 19 deaths recorded during the first half of October. This month’s …
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