COVID-19 in Trinidad & Tobago (Local Updates & Discussions Only)

[ST Auto]

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[ST Auto]

This getting more stupid. Yesterday morning update was samples taken from the 7th - present. Today update is samples taken from the 4th to present

[De Dragon]

WTN. How things have changed with the GE over should not surprise anyone familiar with the PNM. well except chupidees like Red Plastic Bag, Jr. Bag (elec2020) Tokesy one eye, Erectile Max Cax and the overlord elitecorolla. Sadly, elitecorolla rolling in oit while Red Plastic Bag cannot sell a single bag despite several scanned copies of his 2NR post to Balisier House, The rest, well they're too dotish to realize and are happy with deep fryer.security ,janitor and car park attendantt jobs

[ST Auto]

An we never get any results from that epidemiological testing

[redmanjp]

Media Conference Alert

The Ministry of Health will host a media
conference today, Wednesday 12 August 2020 at 11: 00 am which will provide Trinidad and Tobago with an update on the #COVID19 virus.

[pugboy]

don’t forget terry say we only testing folks who show up with symptoms

[redmanjp]

don’t forget terry say we only testing folks who show up with symptoms

this should only be for community tests. but i find they should be testing at least all primary contacts of cases regardless of symptoms. the asymptomatic spread could be fuelling this and contact tracing not picking them up

[adnj]

People still going to bars and socialising in a pandemic? Keep it up I guess.

boy..i eh understand that na

i shunning and blanking direct family because of corona

my brothers not allowed to go home by my mother

i blanking every single bday lime and house lime

yet i seeing the masses happily liming in bars and public


normally i have two little nephews who does come stay off and on with me as they home ....all that i stop....

This is exactly what is meant by "stay home" -- limiting your physical interaction to the smallest number of people possible to slow the spread of infection.

Good advice but only IF it can be followed practically. My mother in law is over 70 and we physically have to go from time to time to drop groceries, and other supplies, collect and fill prescriptions etc. All with minimal contact, but still.

I made a qualified statement: "smallest number of people possible."

You are doing what you have to. Others are doing what they want to.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Good that the reports now show the number of active cases. It could have been calculated all along but showing it in the report is a good idea.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Add 38 more cases to that 308 by friday

[K74T]

Press conference today having technical difficulties

[Chimera]

Shakes how safe you feel it is to go tobago

Since last year me and about 20 people book to go crown point for 4 days....

I trying to convince them to cancel but no luck

[killercow]

bars in woodbrook normel

esp the liverpool one on ave
everyday packed like sardines

Bars ram out

Imagine wha go happen when CPL start. How many ppl you think going to stay home to watch dat?
Remember too some ppl still eh wukkin an Courts done take back dey TV.

[redmanjp]

when are they going to use technology aka contact tracing apps for the hidden contacts (ie- strangers in public places) ?

[redmanjp]

Shakes how safe you feel it is to go tobago

Since last year me and about 20 people book to go crown point for 4 days....

I trying to convince them to cancel but no luck

after that incident with d woman breaching quarantine to go tobago wouldn't be surprised if dey want to make all passengers from trinidad quarantine when u reach, or have a negative test. trinidad hot with covid.

[pugboy]

it’s worth a shot to start doing this to at least know for sure where clusters of positives existed

right now we relying on pics and news of places being sanitized and word of mouth that a crew of folks in ppe went to grab ppl

when are they going to use technology aka contact tracing apps for the hidden contacts (ie- strangers in public places) ?

[pugboy]

i read in papers today that trini cricketers didn’t have to enter quarantine bubble like the rest.
surely doesn’t make sense with the community spread we have.
next thing the trinis end up infecting in internationals and we looking bad.

bars in woodbrook normel

esp the liverpool one on ave
everyday packed like sardines

Bars ram out

Imagine wha go happen when CPL start. How many ppl you think going to stay home to watch dat?
Remember too some ppl still eh wukkin an Courts done take back dey TV.

[killercow]

i read in papers today that trini cricketers didn’t have to enter quarantine bubble like the rest.
surely doesn’t make sense with the community spread we have.
next thing the trinis end up infecting in internationals and we looking bad.

bars in woodbrook normel

esp the liverpool one on ave
everyday packed like sardines

Bars ram out

Imagine wha go happen when CPL start. How many ppl you think going to stay home to watch dat?
Remember too some ppl still eh wukkin an Courts done take back dey TV.

So if ah international player test +, where dey sendin dem? Caura?

[bluefete]

i read in papers today that trini cricketers didn’t have to enter quarantine bubble like the rest.
surely doesn’t make sense with the community spread we have.
next thing the trinis end up infecting in internationals and we looking bad.

bars in woodbrook normel

esp the liverpool one on ave
everyday packed like sardines

Bars ram out

Imagine wha go happen when CPL start. How many ppl you think going to stay home to watch dat?
Remember too some ppl still eh wukkin an Courts done take back dey TV.

Darren Sammy had a HUGE rant about that same point.

[elec2020]

WTN. How things have changed with the GE over should not surprise anyone familiar with the PNM. well except chupidees like Red Plastic Bag, Jr. Bag (elec2020) Tokesy one eye, Erectile Max Cax and the overlord elitecorolla. Sadly, elitecorolla rolling in oit while Red Plastic Bag cannot sell a single bag despite several scanned copies of his 2NR post to Balisier House, The rest, well they're too dotish to realize and are happy with deep fryer.security ,janitor and car park attendantt jobs

De Dragon u making real sense there boy. They start a petition on facebook to demand they nullify the results of the general election. Sign up boy. Pnm thief we. LOL!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 9232083198

[K74T]

Key Points From the Ministry of Health’s Media Conference – Wednesday 12th August 2020

-Technical Director of the Epidemiological Division in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Avery Hinds said that approximately 64% of cases belong to existing clusters and certain settings like bars and religious gatherings present the highest risk for transmission.

-Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Roshan Parasram said that he expects to see a rise in Covid cases in the coming days.

-When talking about the delay in reporting of Covid test results, Dr. Parasram stated that there has been some resolution of the issue and reporting has been improved.

-Dr. Hinds said that the Covid-19 hotline is being inundated with calls, he urges people not to call the line for things like asking for results or asking when they're going to get out of quarantine.

[K74T]

Via Elizabeth Williams


-Staff at local television station, Tobago Channel 5 sent home, after a GUEST to their morning program on Wednesday is said to have been exposed to a Primary COVID-19 person.

[redmanjp]

Via Elizabeth Williams


-Staff at local television station, Tobago Channel 5 sent home, after a GUEST to their morning program on Wednesday is said to have been exposed to a Primary COVID-19 person.

why they not operating virtually?

[Dizzy28]

i read in papers today that trini cricketers didn’t have to enter quarantine bubble like the rest.
surely doesn’t make sense with the community spread we have.
next thing the trinis end up infecting in internationals and we looking bad.

bars in woodbrook normel

esp the liverpool one on ave
everyday packed like sardines

Bars ram out

Imagine wha go happen when CPL start. How many ppl you think going to stay home to watch dat?
Remember too some ppl still eh wukkin an Courts done take back dey TV.

Darren Sammy had a HUGE rant about that same point.

Sammy right though. TKR players out there whilst T&T has our biggest rise in Covid cases since the pandemic began.

[pugboy]

sammy is right, it is not biosecure protocol

how come our media don’t ask cmo and them about this cricket bobol?

[sMASH]

i read in papers today that trini cricketers didn’t have to enter quarantine bubble like the rest.
surely doesn’t make sense with the community spread we have.
next thing the trinis end up infecting in internationals and we looking bad.

bars in woodbrook normel

esp the liverpool one on ave
everyday packed like sardines

Bars ram out

Imagine wha go happen when CPL start. How many ppl you think going to stay home to watch dat?
Remember too some ppl still eh wukkin an Courts done take back dey TV.

So if ah international player test +, where dey sendin dem? Caura?

dont test them in time for results to show up during their play.

[ron_28]

Sangre Grande public market closed immediately for sanitizing an will re-open on Friday

[shake d livin wake d dead]

One person tested +^

[Country_Bookie]

There's someone at my workplace who reported to us last week that she went out on a lime with a friend. After the lime, the friend found out he was exposed to someone who has covid 19. They called the hotline and friend was advised to quarantine and my coworker was told to go to work as normal. The person was told by mgt to stay home.

Now we hear that the friend started having symptoms and got tested 5 days ago but is still waiting on a result. If we had allowed our coworker to return to work, isn't it possible she could have spread the virus at my workplace? Shouldn't the reasonable course of action here be to quarantine and see if symptoms develop?

[pugboy]

yeah but our moh and cmo only dealing eith ppl who showing actual symptoms

they don’t care if you may have been exposed and in the midst of becoming a live positive case

that is their official policy