Paula Lindo Wednesday 13 May 2020 There has been confusion surrounding the types of N95 masks. The term N95 mask is used interchangeably to mean surgical mask, surgical N95 respirator and industrial N95 respirator. During Wednesday’s press conference, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said the mask he wore during his walkabout in downtown Port of Spainn on … 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
Covid19 protective measures for border reopening (May 5, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 5 May 2020 CMO Dr Roshan Parasram has predicted a mix of testing and quarantine for people entering TT when the country’s borders are re-opened. He said the opening of the borders would have to be done on a phased basis and measures would have to be put in place to safeguard against … Continue reading
Ministry: Covid19 plus hurricane season could challenge health care (May 5, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 5 May 2020 WITH the covid19 pandemic set to stretch into the middle and end of this year, health ministry chief technical co-ordinator for disaster preparedness Patti-Ann Williams says TT’s health care system – already coping with the pandemic – is set to face several further potential challenges with the hurricane season fast … Continue reading
WHO asks UWI to take part in covid19 drug trials (May 1, 2020)
Paula Lindo Friday 1 May 2020 UWI has been approached by the World Health Organization (WHO) to do “solidarity trials” as part of its contribution to the regional effort to deal with the covid19 pandemic. The protocols of these studies are being reviewed by the ethics committees of UWI and the Ministry of Health, which will … Continue reading
CMO: TT must prepare for ‘new normal’ (April 30, 2026)
Paula Lindo Thursday 30 April 2020 CHIEF Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram says this country will have to adapt to a new normal to prepare for the phased lifting of restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the covid19 virus. Speaking at the daily virtual media briefing on Wednesday, he said people will have … Continue reading
CMO: ‘A new normal’ coming after covid19 (April 29, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 29 April 2020 CMO Dr Roshan Parasram has warned that Trinidadians and Tobagonians will have to adapt to “a new normal” to prepare for the phased lifting of restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the covid19 virus. Speaking at Monday’s media briefing, he said people will have to prepare for … Continue reading
MoH urges media: Present data responsibly (April 27, 2020)
Paula Lindo Monday 27 April 2020 Epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds is calling on the media to present mortality and other data responsibly. He said data presented in a recent newspaper article was presented without context or analysis, and this was a dangerous way for data to be used. He said processing mortality data is a specialised … Continue reading
‘Government is being proactive’ (April 24, 2020)
Paula Lindo Friday 24 April 2020 The government has taken 34 mitigation measures in dealing with the covid19 virus, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh has said. They began to be implemented over a month before the World Health Organisation declared the virus a pandemic, he told Friday’s virtual media briefing. He said the first measure was the … Continue reading
