Paula Lindo Monday 4 May 2020 CMO Dr Roshan Parasram said community testing is taking place on people who present with flu-like symptoms at health centres, emergency departments and in the community in the normal way. He said the numbers of people coming into the healthcare system with possible symptoms has dropped drastically in the last … Continue reading
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‘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
UPDATED: CMO: About 52 samples a day sent to CARPHA
Paula Lindo Thursday 16 April 2020 Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram has said approximately 52 tests have been submitted daily to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for the past week. He made the statement during Thursday’s post-Cabinet media briefing. Parasram said 61 tests were submitted to CARPHA on Wednesday, with an average of 52.5 … Continue reading
CMO: About 52 samples a day sent to CARPHA (April 16, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 16 April 2020 Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram has said approximately 52 tests have been submitted daily to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for the past week. He made the statement during Thursday’s post-Cabinet media briefing. The CMO said 61 tests were submitted to CARPHA on Wednesday, with an average of … Continue reading
Covid19 numbers remain steady overnight (April 3, 2020)
Paula Lindo Friday 3 April 2020 The number of cases of covid19 remained at 97 on Friday morning. This followed an increase of seven new cases on Thursday. The Ministry of Health’s 10 am bulletin said the number of covid-related deaths remains at six, with one person having been discharged. A total of 701 samples have … Continue reading
No overnight changes in covid19 case numbers (April 2, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 2 April 2020 There was no overnight change in the number of coronavirus cases in TT. The numbers remain at 90, with five deaths and one person discharged. The 10 am media release from the Ministry of Health said 621 samples had been submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). Of the … Continue reading
