Imagine the day when the minister of health announces that we have not just flattened, but broken the COVID-19 curve, and no new cases have been reported for the required number of days. For some, it will be a joyous attempt to return to life as we left it before …

The health ministry recorded four additional confirmed cases of Covid-19 today, as Trinidad and Tobago’s count rose to 85 positive reports from 550 samples. So far, there have been three deaths and one discharge. In two of the confirmed cases, the new coronavirus was spread through close contact with someone …

The scale and speed of the Covid-19 disease are unsettlingly apocalyptic. A now-familiar question is: have you ever seen anything like this in your lifetime? The short answer is no. I have lived through the assassination of John F Kennedy when we were sent home from school; the 9/11 event, …

“The elected officers of TTFA advises the public that we will oppose Fifa’s injustice at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. “[…] The expense of this legal challenge is a tremendous obstacle but we are determined to fight for what is right, to defend democracy and the …

Ministry of Health CMO Dr Roshan Parasram warned today that Trinidad and Tobago might now be experiencing low levels of ‘local spread’ of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 and urged persons to treat everyone in their immediate vicinity as though they were infected. As of this morning, the twin island republic …

“A time of crisis is not the time to paint the spread of misinformation as political. Concern about the spread of misinformation, though, is valid. This is more so during a time of crisis, such as the current Covid-19 pandemic, as it can seriously undermine efforts to contain the threat. …

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak to be a pandemic, which was unprecedented for a coronavirus. By then, Italy’s Serie A had already been halted by the government with multiple sporting competitions set to follow. The Bureau of the Fifa Council promptly rescheduled an …

“[…] Ultimately policy is made by politicians who of course, may have other considerations which influence their decisions. However, just as it would be folly for politicians to ignore the advice of medical professionals in dealing with the coronavirus public health crisis, so too the laws of Economics are inexorable. …

When is an exemption to closed borders not an exemption after the borders are closed? I will return to this riddle, but let me first note that the limited testing for Covid-19 has been expanded in obvious response to queries about its previous deficiencies. There was room to acknowledge that the …

Trinidad and Tobago’s death toll as a result of the novel coronavirus now stands at three, as the Ministry of Health informed the public of another fatality this afternoon. As usual, no information was provided on the deceased patient. At present, CARPHA has tested 500 local samples with 74 positive reports, …

Twenty-nine year old bar owner/operator Daryl Sirju was arrested and charged on Friday night by PC Ramlochan under the ‘Public Health (2019) Novel Coronavirus (2019-Cov) Regulations’, after allegedly conducting business at his establishment at the Southern Main Road, California. A statement from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) stated …

The Ministry of Health has reported nine new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours. Two of those positive readings came from the Costa Favolosa cruise ship. However, no information was given on the other seven cases. Chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasram said the government stopped informing the public …