Another 21 deaths, 397 new cases, and an admission from the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) that it is struggling to cope with the demands for Covid-19 tests and healthcare, due to the current surge. At present, Trinidad and Tobago has 4,814 active cases, while the 394 infections reported …
Read More »‘Cause for significant concern!’ MoH reveals 615 positives and 11 deaths, explains test info discrepancies
The Ministry of Health revealed 615 new Covid-19 infections today, which came from just 1,300 tests. There were also 11 deaths, which took the total tally of fatalities to 235. Trinidad and Tobago now has 4,588 active cases with 343 hospitalised persons, while there have been 14,417 positive cases from …
Read More »Noble: T&T is still on the road of denial regarding Covid-19; and it won’t end well
In the book Pilgrim’s Progress, John Banyan wrote: ‘The road of denial leads to a precipice.’ He describes a hill called Error that was easy to climb but steep on the other side. At its foot were the bones of many who Flatterer deceived. He had coaxed the pilgrims to …
Read More »Health ministry accuses Express of ‘misinformation’ and flawed science, over Dr Rowley’s Covid case
The Ministry of Health has denounced a Trinidad Express editorial as ‘misinformation’ after the newspaper criticised the government for not testing people who were in contact with Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley during the two weeks prior to his positive test for Covid-19. The editorial, which was published today, quoted …
Read More »More than 50% of current Covid-19 cases are asymptomatic; 38 new cases confirmed
Just as many people now confirmed with Covid-19 in Trinidad and Tobago showed no signs of having the virus as those with symptoms. This according to the technical director of the Ministry of Health’s epidemiology division, Dr Avery Hinds. He said: “There is a significant proportion, maybe around half, maybe …
Read More »Caroni Covid-19 cluster causes jump in new cases; new ‘Antigua’ variant found in UK
A new variant of the Sars-CoV-2 virus has been identified in the UK by travellers from Antigua. This variant, which is not yet considered a variant of concern, contains mutations associated with higher transmission and lower vaccine efficacy. Speaking at the Ministry of Health’s virtual media conference, University of the …
Read More »Falling cases, stubborn restrictions, uncertain vaccine rollout: one year with Covid 19
‘[…] Despite low Covid-19 stats that continue to trend downwards, the health minister has said that it is vaccinations that would lead to a return to life before Covid-19 restrictions … ‘[…] Whether that timetable is possible given the problems the government has had sourcing vaccines remains to be seen. …
Read More »CMO: Testing strategy a success; T&T Covid-19 positive rate drops below 1%
The Ministry of Health today reported seven new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country. The daily rolling seven-day average for new cases is now below three cases per day. Speaking at the health ministry’s virtual media conference, chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasram said that low case numbers were …
Read More »T&T winning against Covid-19; ranked among top responding countries by researchers
Trinidad and Tobago is among the countries winning the fight against Covid-19. This is according to the latest rankings by data tracking website endcoronavirus.org. The site rates countries as either ‘winning’, ‘nearly there’ or ‘needs action’, depending on the rolling seven-day average of their new confirmed cases. Also making the …
Read More »Deyalsingh: ‘No knee-jerk, panic reaction to UK Covid-19 strain’; no further restrictions
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh said his ministry would not be recommending any further restrictions in response to the detection of the first confirmed case of the UK Covid-19 variant. “We are reviewing, as we have been reviewing, the epidemiological evidence … now that we have this one isolated, contained …
Read More »Dr Hinds: Possible Christmas Covid-19 case spike; CMO: ‘we’re ready for vaccine.’
The Ministry of Health reported 25 and 21 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday and Sunday, which according to epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds, could signal the beginning of a new rise in positive cases. The numbers recorded over the weekend were higher than those reported during the first week of …
Read More »T&T performs 50 times fewer tests per Covid-19 case than leading countries
The Ministry of Health has reported nine new cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of new cases detected at the start of 2021 to 69. In total, there have been 7,219 confirmed cases since March 2020. With a total of 74,775 tests conducted, Trinidad and Tobago has performed …
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