Health

Trinidad and Tobago suffered its ninth death related to the novel coronavirus and the first of the second wave of the pandemic, at roughly 12.15pm today. The patient, according to a release by the Ministry of Health, was ‘an elderly female with pre-existing medical conditions’. The ministry delayed the release …

“Social distancing now in effect/Isolate and quarantine to keep you in check; “I’m angry with you for all you’ve done/Wondering if the worst is yet to come…” The following poem on the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic was submitted to Wired868 by Kaius, an employee at the Port of Spain Magistrate’s …

The Ministry of Health declared 78 new cases of Covid-19 today as Trinidad and Tobago’s tally since the onset of the pandemic soared to 404 by this evening. In the first wave of the novel coronavirus, Trinidad and Tobago had 50 cases in 31 days—between 27 March and 26 April. …

Dr Roshan Parasram, the chief medical officer of the Ministry of Health, is bracing for an increase in Covid-19 cases due to ‘non-adherence [of] public health guidelines’—even as the number of hospitalised patients continues to rise sharply in Trinidad and Tobago. Today, the Ministry of Health confirmed 26 new cases …

The 2020 General Election has now come and gone—although UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is insisting on a recount—but the novel coronavirus pandemic is still here and creating a nuisance. Today, the Ministry of Health confirmed 19 new positive cases, which are batched results since 7 August and not solely from …

The Ministry of Health revealed two new positive results and three discharges over the past 24 hours, as General Election day offered some respite in Covid-19 numbers. The government submitted 589 samples to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (Carpha) during that period. However, the Ministry of Health also revealed that …

Trinidad and Tobago now has 136 active cases of Covid-19, after the Ministry of Health confirmed four more positive results this morning. The update brings the total number of cases since the onset of the pandemic to 279—with nearly half of that figure coming in the last three weeks and …

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 …

Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram said ‘learned behaviours’ rather than state-ordered ‘lockdowns’ are Trinidad and Tobago’s best chance of successfully seeing off the Covid-19 virus. At present, the twin island republic falls into the World Health Organisations’ (WHO) second highest category for the movement of the novel coronavirus, which …

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 …

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 …

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 …