Paula Lindo Wednesday 13 May 2020 State quarantine will be mandatory for anyone re-entering the country, regardless of whether they have gone through quarantine in the country they are coming from. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said this is in accordance with quarantine protocols set out by the CMO. He said it is policy that the health … Continue reading
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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
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
