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May 17, 2021

State of emergency declared in Trinidad and Tobago as COVID cases, deaths rise

The Trinidad and Tobago government on Saturday declared a State of Emergency (SOE) and an eight-hour curfew as a “scared population” looked to the authorities to implement new measures to deal with a rising number of deaths and infections from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, speaking at the weekly news conference of the Ministry of Health, said that the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coronavirus in Caribbean, State of Emergency, Trinidad & Tobago

May 17, 2021

Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO

Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29 per cent increase since 2000, according to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization published in Environment International today.   In a first global analysis of the loss of life and health associated with working long hours, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Covid -19 Long term effects, ILO, WHO, Worker's Health

May 14, 2021

In race to recovery, the Caribbean wants less hesitancy, more vaccines

On May 5, the governor and premier of Montserrat — a British overseas territory with about 5,000 people — jointly delivered an “urgent appeal” on COVID-19 inoculation, saying 900 vaccine doses are set to expire by the end of the month. “It would be a travesty, it would be a stain on our island’s reputation, I think, for us to have to throw away these vaccines at a time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caribbean, Caribbean vaccinations, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Covid-19 Variant, PAHO, Vaccine Hesitancy, WHO

May 14, 2021

High PCR test costs will hinder international travel

The high cost of PCR tests will continue to negatively impact international travel recovery, according to research by analytics company GlobalData Vaccination rollouts have been pinpointed as a catalyst for the recovery of travel, but the pricing of PCR tests is also a critical factor and current high prices risk holding back recovery in the long-term, said Global Data. Prices for Covid-19 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, COVID-19 Tests, International Travel, Pandemic, PCR Tests

May 11, 2021

Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 727,139

Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 10:  Dominican Republic- 271,548 cases, 3532 deaths, 231,645 recoveries  Puerto … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coronavirus in Caribbean, COVID-19, Pandemic

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