The Ministry of Health confirmed another 32 positive cases of Covid-19 this evening, which brought Trinidad and Tobago’s tally to 275 cases since the onset of the pandemic. At present, the country has 132 active cases of the novel coronavirus. The results this evening were for persons swabbed over the …
Read More »Griffith probes police presence at Charlieville T10 cricket competition, TTPS shuts down four bars
Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith has ordered an investigation into the conduct of police officers attached to the Central Division, after uniformed lawmen were spotted in attendance at a Central T10 cricket match in Charlieville that breached the Public Health (2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCOV) Regulations. Although team sport is still …
Read More »Health Ministry confirms 52 infections in seven days of August—more than in entire first wave
On 1 August, Trinidad and Tobago had 173 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic in early March. Six days later, the counter stands on 225. It means that, according to data from the Ministry of Health, the twin island republic has had 52 positive cases of …
Read More »Ministry of Health confirms seven new cases, T&T at 217 positives since pandemic
The Ministry of Health announced seven more confirmed cases of Covid-19 on the morning of 7 August, which brought the total number of positives since the onset of the pandemic to 217. There have been 65 local infections in the past 19 days. From the seven latest positives, three are ‘contacts …
Read More »Besson Street police officer among three new Covid cases, 58 positives in 18 days
A Besson Street police officer was one of three persons who tested positive for Covid-19 today. All three cases are ‘pending epidemiological investigation’ and not believed to be linked to a previous patient. The results took Trinidad and Tobago’s tally since the onset of the novel coronavirus to 210 cases, …
Read More »55 cases in 18 days; T&T’s Covid-19 spread eclipses first wave of infections
Trinidad and Tobago now has more Covid-19 cases in its second wave of infections than the first. The Ministry of Health confirmed two cases yesterday and eight more this morning as the country’s tally rose to 207 positives, since the onset of the pandemic. The twin island republic has 55 …
Read More »Three more local infections, Health Ministry reveals new hotline numbers due to ‘technical difficulties’
The Ministry of Health has confirmed ‘technical difficulties’ with its 800-WELL (9355) hotline for persons in Trinidad who wish to report Covid-19 symptoms. Such persons are now advised to use 877-WELL instead or 87-SWRHA or 877-ERHA. The hotline to report symptoms in Tobago remains 800-HEAL (4325). A release from the …
Read More »Covid-19: T&T tally climbs to 194, with 44 local cases in second wave
The Ministry of Health confirmed two new positive cases of Covid-19 tonight, which takes Trinidad and Tobago’s total to 194 cases since the onset of the pandemic. Both cases were described as ‘contacts of recently positive Covid-19 patients’. At present, the twin island republic has 51 active patients who are hospitalised …
Read More »Ten more positives; T&T’s second wave accounts for 42 local cases in 16 days
Trinidad and Tobago’s first wave of locally transmitted novel coronavirus lasted for 31 days and saw 50 persons infected within our borders. At present, the second wave has accounted for 42 confirmed cases within 16 days. This morning, the Ministry of Health confirmed another 10 positive results for Covid-19. Seven …
Read More »Griffith tests negative for Covid-19, after meeting secondary contact of patient
Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith revealed today that he has tested negative for Covid-19. Griffith, according to a Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) release, was swabbed over the weekend after he met recently with ‘someone who was a secondary contact of another person suspected of being positive for Covid-19’. Griffith …
Read More »Deyalsingh apologises for error in regulations, schools on course for 1 Sept restart despite Covid-19 scares
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh said today that the nation’s schools remain on course for a 1 September restart and apologised for an error in his weekend update of the Public Health Novel Coronavirus regulations. On Saturday, Deyalsingh updated the public health ordinance with an order that all primary, secondary …
Read More »Montrose Gov’t Primary closed, SEA students and parents asked to quarantine
The Montrose Government Primary School is the latest school to announce the closure of its doors today due to exposure to a Covid-19 patient. Acting County Medical Officer of Health Dr Jeanine St Bernard informed the principal Arifta Seepersad today that the school should be closed immediately to ‘prevent the …
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