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Because of the heavy rain over the weekend, the Ministry of Health has allowed hardware stores in some parts of the country to open on Monday and Tuesday between 8 am and 3 pm.
A release from the ministry on Monday said this was in response to the recent flooding in parts of the country and the consequent damage to property
The municipalities in which the stores are allowed to open are: Siparia, Point Fortin, Sangre Grande, Tunapuna/Piarco and San Juan/Laventille.
The ministry warned members of the public and hardware store operators to comply strictly with the public health guidelines and other legal requirements of Public Health Regulations, 2021.
Shoppers are also asked to limit the time spent in the hardware stores by restricting their purchases to essential items they need to repair damage due to flooding.
The Ministry of Health said it will continue to monitor this development and take steps to safeguard the health of the population.
The post Some hardware stores allowed to open on Monday, Tuesday appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) says that as of 7 am today, one other person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.
The article Region Four woman, 83, dies of COVID appeared first on Stabroek News.
Press Release:- The Ministry of Health and Wellness has noted a total of 5, 652 cases diagnosed in country from March 2020 to present and 89 deaths (62 COVID-19 deaths and 27 COVID-19 related deaths). Over the last 14 days, 142 new cases were noted and we have 168 active cases in country. The daily infection rate for the past week was 5.8 per 100,000 per day and an average of 10.6 cases per day. The Ministry of Health and Wellness is working to strengthen the public health system in anticipation of increased cases. We are also preparing for the
The reintegration of more than 100 doctors who were laid off from the health sector has not eased the punishing shifts being worked by junior practitioners, many of whom are now unable to take vacation leave as a result of mandatory quarantine...
[Daily Trust] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has granted emergency use authorisation for the 'Johnson and Johnson' vaccine in the country.
BUSINESSES ARE ASKED TO NOTE THAT TESTING CONTACTS PREMATURELY AND INSTRUCTING THEM TO RETURN TO WORK MAY CREATE AN UNSAFE WORKPLACE.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Lawmakers have adopted a report by the Parliamentary Task Force on the National Covid-19 Response calling on the Auditor General to carry out a forensic audit into all Covid-19 expenditures to ascertain value for money.
Three Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have registered deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, while others that have not registered cases in recent months, are now doing so.
(Trinidad Guardian) In a landmark move in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, 100 frontline healthcare workers were the first to be inoculated as the Ministry of Health began its first phase of vaccinations at the Couva Multi-Training Facility yesterday.
The article Trinidad begins COVID vaccinations appeared first on Stabroek News.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES IS 2391.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur, who served for a record 14 years and was considered a champion of ...
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Former vice president of the TT Pharmacy Board and proprietor of PCL Pharmacy Glenwayne Suchit is calling on the Ministry of Health to prioritise the vaccination of pharmacy workers as the vaccination drive continues.
Speaking with Newsday at his San Juan businessplace, Suchit, who served as vice president from 2012 to 2014, said he and his staff have not yet received their covid19 vaccinations despite repeated attempts to do so.
He said other pharmacies are facing similar difficulties and asked the Ministry of Health to accommodate pharmacy workers in its vaccination campaign.
Noting the emphasis placed on supermarkets and pharmacies as essential services since the beginning of the pandemic, Suchit said he hoped the government would do its part to ensure the safety of their staff.
He reminded the government that pharmacy workers interact with the public on a daily basis and are at risk of spreading the virus to their families.
\"My wife had six angioplasties (a procedure to restore blood flow through the artery) and two years ago she had open heart surgery. Both she and my oldest daughter are locked down at home for two months. We have to order groceries online but I am still putting them at a risk everyday when I go home to them.
\"I am no different from the majority of the employees who are going back home to their families who may have different comorbidities. I am not asking for everyone to be vaccinated as a priority, I am just asking for these important, essential healthcare workers to be vaccinated.
\"We tried doing the walk-in vaccinations, but again there were so many people we couldn't get in. We tried making appointments. It took two weeks before one person could get an appointment and when they got there they were finished for the day. This is how it has been going.\"
Suchit said while he was not against the vaccination of CEPEP and construction workers, he questioned the reasoning behind this as construction activities have stopped as part of a rollback on public health measures.
Supermarket and pharmacy workers were recently vaccinated at Centre Pointe Mall in Chaguanas, but Suchit claimed the doses were limited to a \"select few\" pharmacies.
Despite these concerns, he also offered assistance and advice to the Ministry of Health.
Newsday attempted to contact Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh via phone call and WhatsApp.
Messages were also sent to officials from the ministry's corporate communications unit who acknowledged receipt but did not provide any response up to Sunday afternoon.
The post Pharmacist calls on Health Ministry: Vaccinate more pharmacy workers appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES IS 2292.
