Paula Lindo Wednesday 13 May 2020 The Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be working together to shape a new governance model that caters to economic growth and social protection in the wake of the covid19 virus. Resilient health systems and universal health coverage were viewed … Continue reading
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MoH: Elective surgeries restart (May 13, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 13 May 2020 Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said he made the decision as minister to postpone elective surgeries until now. He announced that elective surgeries have been restarted on a phased basis, and waiting patients will be contacted. Responding to a letter to the editor in a daily newspaper at a Ministry of … Continue reading
Deyalsingh: All returnees to be quarantined (May 13, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 13 May 2020 Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said anyone allowed to come into the country at this time will be required to undergo quarantine by the state. He said this is because the health ministry cannot be sure of the conditions that people would have been in before returning to TT, and the … Continue reading
Tobago gets machine, test kits (May 13, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 13 May 2020 The Scarborough General Hospital has received machines and test kits to enable testing for covid19 in Tobago. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said training and validation are currently taking place and testing can begin from next week. He said the machine, called a gene expert machine, is not a high-throughput machine … Continue reading
Govt to spend $6b on covid19 relief (May 13, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 13 May 2020 PAULA LINDO AND NARISSA FRASER Finance Minister Colm Imbert said government is projecting a total expenditure of $6 billion on covid19 relief and other needs between now and September. He said $934 million had been spent to date on covid19 relief. He broke down spending by various ministries and departments, … Continue reading
$300m loans coming for micro/small/medium enterprises (May 12, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 12 May 2020 Finance Minister Colm Imbert said government will be providing support to the micro/small/medium-enterprise sector through a $300 million loan programme. He said government will subsidise all the interest and part of the collateral as well on these loans which will be provided through state bank First Citizens Bank, so that … Continue reading
Govt to spend $6b on covid19 relief (May 12, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 12 May 2020 Finance Minister Colm Imbert says government is projecting a total expenditure of $6 billion on covid19 relief and other needs between now and September. He said that as of Tuesday, $934 million has already been spent on dealing with the pandemic. He said the Ministry of Social Development and Family … Continue reading
Deyalsingh: Good sense can bring faster reopening of TT (May 12, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 12 May 2020 Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said if people are responsible over the next two weeks, it will be possible to crunch phases two to six of the reopening measures into a shorter time period. He said if people were not willing to follow the public health regulations, this could lead to … Continue reading
Contact tracing for cases 115, 116 concluded (May 11, 2020)
Paula Lindo Monday 11 May 2020 CMO Dr Roshan Parasram said contact tracing for covid19 cases 115 and 116 has been concluded in terms of primary, secondary and tertiary contacts. He said the ministry will be looking out for hidden contacts from case 116 over the coming week. He said it has been three weeks since … Continue reading
Health Ministry ‘nervous’ over restrictions ease-up (May 11, 2020)
Paula Lindo Monday 11 May 2020 HEALTH Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said the relaxing of anti-covid19 restrictions, which begins today, is a cause of nervousness for the ministry. He said the implementation of the measures in phase one is part of a well-thought-out plan based on the advice of health officials and the mistakes of other countries … Continue reading
