“[…] There is also the case of someone who was in contact with a person who tested positive. They did a test at a health centre and after five days they did not receive the result. The individual responsibly went into self-quarantine and eventually received a negative report. “Why in …
Read More »Covid counter: 573 new cases and 10 deaths; 4,493 persons receive Sinopharm first jab
The Ministry of Health confirmed 573 new cases of Covid-19 today from 1,128 tests done during the period of 18 May to 22 May 2021. There were also an additional 10 deaths. Trinidad and Tobago has had 20,017 positive cases and 375 deaths since the onset of the pandemic in …
Read More »Noble: Why are we fighting a war without reservists? Our health care system needs help
‘I bawled for two hours. I wanted to mash-up everything in the house.’ These poignant words from a mother who lost an adult child have haunted me this week. The young woman had been discharged from one of our hospitals after being warded for approximately two weeks. Five patients were …
Read More »Covid counter: 708 new cases from 1,354 tests, with seven deaths
The Ministry of Health revealed 708 new cases of Covid-19 today, which is the highest figure given in a daily update since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. The positives came from 1,354 samples taken between the period of 14 and 20 May. There were also seven deaths. …
Read More »NCRHA rotates doctors within parallel health care system, to prevent burnout
The North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) has announced a rotation policy for doctors, within the parallel health care system, as a means of addressing burnout during the Covid-19 pandemic. The call, according to a NCRHA press statement, was initially made by medical chief of staff at the Couva Hospital, …
Read More »Ten deaths, 558 infections; SEA postponed, St Vincent and Bermuda promise vaccines to T&T
The Ministry of Health today confirmed an additional 10 deaths related to Covid-19 and 558 new cases, based on samples taken between 14 and 19 May 2021. At present, there are 6,996 active cases with 412 persons hospitalised There have been 7,403 infections and 172 deaths already this month, while …
Read More »Covid counter: 14 deaths and 514 new cases; Dr Abdool Richards: Our hospitals are filled
The Ministry of Health confirmed 14 more Covid-19 related deaths over the past 24 hours with 519 new confirmed cases from 945 tests taken ‘during the period of 14 May to 18 May’. Already, there have been 162 fatalities so far this month, which means that, in 19 days, deaths …
Read More »Covid counter: T&T suffers record 23 deaths in past 24 hours, MoH reveals 601 new cases
Trinidad and Tobago suffered a new record for deaths in a single day with 23 fatalities over the past 24 hours, which is two more than on Thursday 13 May 2021. There have been 317 deaths since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. There was a new …
Read More »MSJ: AG gave too much power to police commissioner; amend SoE regulations!
“[…] The police are to ensure that laws are adhered to. The police cannot make laws. If we go in that direction we are creating a police state. “This SoE was explicitly proclaimed by the president to deal with a health crisis… The restrictions—including the hours of curfew—should therefore be …
Read More »Covid counter: T&T suffers nine deaths for third straight day, but slight dip in infections
The Ministry of Health confirmed 294 Covid-19 cases today from 944 tests on ‘samples taken between the period 13 May to 16 May’. There were also nine deaths, for a third successive day. From the 294 fatalities suffered by the twin island republic since the onset of the pandemic, 125 …
Read More »Covid counter: 356 cases from 788 tests; positivity ratio jumps from 13% to 45%
The Ministry of Health confirmed today another 356 Covid-19 cases based on 788 tests on ‘samples taken between the period 12 May to 15 May’. It means that 45% of the persons tested for the novel coronavirus returned positive results. The ratio of positive results per test stood at 7% …
Read More »Daly Bread: In the interest of accountability—on spikes and vaccines
Dr Roshan Parasram, chief medical officer (CMO), and Dr Avery Hinds, technical director epidemiology, are trusted persons. I have said so more than once. It is from the facts, truth and science which they respectively deliver that I may raise issues about the government’s management of the pandemic. The issue …
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