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MARCH 2020
MARCH 2020
Govt in control, says Health Minister on coronavirus response
Psychologists: OCD, anxiety patients may spiral amid COVID 19
No longer case of ‘if’ but ‘when’
COVID19 may make people grow their own food
Experts: Coronavirus, high risk for diabetics
Deyalsingh: No concern about spread from Carnival costumes
Young: Canadian visitor did not contract coronavirus in TT
T&T confirms first case of coronavirus
Supermarket Assoc as panic buying steps in: We have enough food
Schools, universities close for one week, to slow spread of COVID-19
Catholic, Anglican churches suspend services
No word on the postponement of SEA
Lockdown at senior citizens', children's homes
Schools to remain closed until April 20
Gov't to amend HSF legislation for emergency drawdown
TT puts 68 cruise passengers under quarantine
PM: Job, business preservation a priority
Prisons Commissioner: ‘Corona’ riot a ploy to escape
Don’t relapse in quarantine, warns mental health chief
Garcia: Online learning, but no school laptops
Tobago beaches closed to control public gatherings
Water park falsely claims chlorinated water kills virus
Young: Borders closed, only crucial exemptions
Tobago airbridge restricted to essential travel
Govt urges public: Just stay home
PM: More money for health sector
Panicked patients hoard medication
Young: Stay-at-home policy stands
APRIL 2020
APRIL 2020
Homeschooling helps children, parents bond
CMO: 59 patients to be relocated
AG: Freeing prisoners is ‘complex’
Coronavirus puts spotlight on digital divide
Deyalsingh: TT at turning point
AG: Court going virtual for prisoner release
TT’s five deaths fit global elderly criteria
Govt bans all river, sea rites
Police clamp down on doubles vendors
Cases climb to 103, 17 patients moved to Caura
Cuban nurses to join TT battle
Govt shuts all restaurants: Cook your own meals
Deyalsingh: Drug hoarders hurting genuine patients
Deyalsingh: Govt to distribute masks by end of week
Young: Keep your children home
PAHO: Continue social distancing for at least 3 months
Robinson-Regis: Income, food support begin
Top cop notes rise in domestic violence cases
Psychiatrist: Don't scorn frontline workers, recovered patients
Garcia: Now not time to be combative
UWI teams up to make ventilators, face masks
President laments 'stick break in their ears' people
Open schools online: Catholic Archbishop wants classes to resume
PM announces 'Road to Recovery' team
CMO: About 52 samples a day sent to CARPHA
Psychologist: Teach children to cope with stress
‘Carelessness could send us back to Stone Age’
Govt to send care packages for TT students
CMO: People getting complacent with stay-at-home regulations
Stay-at-home restrictions extended for two more weeks
Students will only get multiple choice exams from CXC
MAY 2020
MAY 2020
CMO: Notable drop in respiratory diseases
2 months after travel restrictions imposed; how TT progressed
Caribbean Airlines prepares for border reopening
National mental health plan coming
21 carnivals cancelled or postponed
PM: Phased reopening from Monday
Churches, bars, beaches and border remain closed
Gov’t allows public exercising to resume
Deyalsingh: Good sense can bring faster reopening of TT
MoH to draft rules for food vendors, facemasks
Minister: State quarantine mandatory for returnees
Deyalsingh: Steps coming to enforce public health rules
PM: Manufacturing, construction reopen May 21
PM advice to business operators: No masks, no service
Ministries working on school reopening policies
CMO: Reopening earlier if TT does well
PM declares 10 people, up from five, for funerals
JUNE 2020
JUNE 2020
Mask confusion as phase 3 begins
Deyalsingh: You can refuse service
CMO: Daycares will reopen in September
ILO Panel: Caribbean must avoid 'labour pandemic'
Child abuse reports in lockdown concern Break The Silence group
Return to worship, PM calls for one-hour services
Public transport back in full force June 22
PM: Opening borders not an election issue
Parasram: Religious reopening guidelines available Tuesday
Mixed reactions to SEA date announcement
Parasram: Not safe to reopen borders yet
THA sets up school reopening, digital future committees
SEA students won't have to wear masks for exam
PM says beaches open, time to dine, play sports
Gyms, fitness centres reopen with new rules
Deyalsingh:T&T health system has reached its capacity
JULY 2020
JULY 2020
CMO: Community testing facilities up and running
PM: Uncertainty as economy reopens
PM: General election on August 10
CMO: Voters must wear masks, wash hands
Nalis reopens libraries, returned books ‘in quarantine’
Virtual classrooms: The future of education
Deyalsingh: No decision yet to increase 25 gathering limit
'New normal' rules issued for schools
PM: Non-compliant bar patrons putting us all at risk
No masks for students when school reopens
Shift system for schools from September
Ministry: Schools ready for SEA students
UNC, PNM: We’re following rules on campaign trail
Be responsible and report yourself
Parasram laments decrease in mask-wearing
Deyalsingh: Leaders should set example by wearing masks
Epidemiologist: No clear answer on where new cases came from
SEA date stays, says Education Ministry
Chamber: Wearing masks should be made law
PM: Groups back down to 10, SEA date under watch
Rowley: CPL bubble won't endanger the public
AUGUST 2020
AUGUST 2020
TTUTA wants all primary schools closed immediately
CMO: TT testing meets WHO guidelines
PM: SEA students to return home but exam still on
PM’s warning if TT goes back into lockdown: No more billion$
Businesses brace for 2nd COVID lockdown
Govt ramps up resources as nurses, doctors under pressure
SEA is on, schools may stay closed until year-end
PM moves to make mask-wearing mandatory
Mask-wearing bill passed in Senate
CPL 2020 to proceed, but no contact sports, gyms
132 new positives bring total active cases to 1,177
No Independence Day parade, fireworks this year
SEPTEMBER 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
AG: Gov't studied Commonwealth mask laws for children
MP worried about potential COVID-19 spike as H1N1 vaccines are given out
CMO: Downtick in COVID cases in T&T
Divali celebrations go virtual at Nagar
Psychologist warns after 3 deaths, 1 attempt in 4 days: Take suicide seriously
UWI researchers: Virus taking mental toll on TT
PM: TKR victory lifts country's spirits
Minister: Disrespect in online classes unacceptable
PAHO: Healthcare workers most vulnerable to suicide
TT crosses 4,000 infection mark
Lockdown measures extended to October 11
Caribbean rights group wants more done to protect prisoners from COVID-19
61 ticketed for not wearing face masks
Ministry of National Security releases exemption policy for persons entering T&T
Single mothers more susceptible to mental illness during COVID-19
OCTOBER 2020
OCTOBER 2020
Deyalsingh: Health Ministry trying to avoid 'twindemic'
Mental-health awareness events for UWI students
Gadsby-Dolly: 90% of pupils now online
Health Ministry: NCD emergencies spike during pandemic
TT among 11 Caribbean countries in PAHO's Covax plan
CMO: UWI study under way to record coronavirus types in TT
PM appoints committee to examine re-opening borders
Bars, restaurants blanked again; PM eases up gyms, cinemas, churches
Hinds: COVID cases continue to plateau
Wear masks at home to protect elderly, say medics
The effect of pandemic domestic violence on productivity
Children's Authority: Employers/parents need work-home balance
NOVEMBER 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
Tips for dealing with pandemic fatigue
Johns Hopkins professor: Poor suffer more during pandemic
Mental health care offered to NCRHA staff
Govt to introduce antigen testing
$30M COVID bailout for bars, restaurants, self-employed
COVID-19 puts 'a nail in the coffin', businesses reinventing to survive
PM eases restrictions on restaurants, cinemas
New changes to COVID-19 Exemption Policy
Rowley: No Christmas parties in state offices
Dr Hinds: All gatherings risky
DECEMBER 2020
DECEMBER 2020
SEA, CSEC, CAPE students writing exams return to schools next year
Face-to-face classes best for students writing exams—Mottley
Supermarkets, goods retailers to open 24 hours daily,...virtual resumption of schools in January
Young: Increase in border exemptions
UWI principal: Physical classes not likely before vaccine
PAHO: Children missing school are missing meals
Caribbean Airlines extends temporary layoffs
1,820 people retrenched this year, says Central Bank
PCR test, 7 days quarantine even after vaccine for visitors
Anti- COVID measures firmly in place at national airports says AATT
Health ministry issues new protocols for new COVID19 strain
Trini doctor who takes Pfizer vaccine: Set aside fear
PCR tests, quarantine still mandatory
Young: Repatriation fair, science-driven
JANUARY 2021
JANUARY 2021
Covid19 cases trend down, but CMO urges caution
10 New cases with 1 from Tobago
Pfizer vaccine could be first for T&T
Tracking bracelets for quarantine patients may come soon
Doctors debunk covid19 vaccine myths: No microchips, no DNA altering
Stranded nationals have no solid case against State
71 ticketed for not wearing masks at Chaguanas party
CMO: Trinidad and Tobago ready for covid19 vaccines
CMO weighs in after 23 die in Norway within days of receiving vaccine
Local PAHO rep: Vaccine distribution schedule by end of January
Covid19, crime and commerce: a 2021 outlook
Doctor: Covid19 vaccine effective against UK variant
Recover and revitalize education for the COVID-19 generation—United Nations
Staff at nightclub arrested, 75 partiers ticketed and sent home
Exam students go back to school on February 8
Deyalsingh: No Covax vaccine allocated to Caribbean yet
CMO: No Pfizer vaccine for those with allergies
CARPHA: More vigilance needed with UK variant arrival
Mental health in T&T challenged by pandemic stressors
120,000 COVID vaccines for T&T by the end of February
FEBRUARY 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
'Essential' teachers in line to get Covid vaccine
Deyalsingh: TT talking to four covid19 vaccine-makers
Covid19 vaccination plan targets 60 and over
Vaccination to begin days after covid19 vaccines arrive
RC church to give ashes by Q-tip, sprinkling
Domestic violence on the rise in Tobago owing to covid19
Disabilities Centre overcomes covid19 challenges
MoH awaiting WHO approval before distributing vaccines from Barbados
26 cases of covid19-related illness MIS-C in children, but no deaths
Medic: Mental health issues growing in adolescents
WHO Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine
UWI team sees new phase in COVID-19 fight as vaccines arrive in Caribbean
Health workers get first doses of COVID-19 vaccine today
Central Bank: 1,700 workers retrenched as covid19 puts strain on labour market
WHO Head praises Rowley on T&T’s COVID-19 fight
Rowley, WHO head: Equal access to covid19 vaccines critical
February records lowest covid19 numbers
Evaluating the impact of covid19 on adolescents
Vaccines cutting covid19 numbers worldwide
Priest: Covid19 protocols are Lenten acts of repentance, love
Employers can't force employees to take covid19 vaccine
Trinidad and Tobago signs IDB loan for US$24 million in COVID-19 aid
Caribbean health agency helps Government pay TT$3.4 millon for 100,800 vaccines
MARCH 2021
MARCH 2021
The arrival of COVID-19: How a virus moved across the world into TT
Local recipients report mild side effects for covid19 vaccine
Health Ministry lists national COVID-19 vaccination sites
Health Ministry able to vaccinate more due to 'extra doses'
Doctor advises masks at work as covid19 cases spike in Caroni
Dr Hinds: Benefits of vaccines outweigh side effects
Cudjoe: Covid19 has crippled the cash contribution of sport
15,000 babies born in 2020 during pandemic
Pregnant and breastfeeding women will not be vaccinated
Online classes causing eye problems in children
Gender minister, senior cop: Women struggle under pandemic
7 similarities between T&T's 1918 flu pandemic and COVID-19
33,000 doses of covid19 vaccines coming
Covid19 regulations put Trinidad and Tobago sea turtles at risk
CMO, CARPHA: Vigilance needed to protect against variants
A year into the covid19 pandemic, bars running dry
ACCA campaigns for gender equality in economic recovery from covid19
Imbert: Austerity won't solve covid19 economic challenges
Yacht industry on brink of collapse as 2,000 workers await covid19 relief
Health Minister: We await scientific evidence on AstraZeneca vaccine
Dr Hinds: Blood clot worry won't stop Trinidad and Tobago's vaccine campaign
Trinidad and Tobago leads region with 29 MIS-C cases
Covid19 variants not a concern for Trinidad and Tobago now
China promises to help Trinidad and Tobago with covid19 vaccines
Supermarkets want to buy 30,000 covid19 vaccines for workers
No Tobago covid19 cases, officials brace for Easter influx
Church, bars, police, soldiers push covid19 surge in Caroni
T&T on verge of a significant COVID-19 case increase
Vaccine recipients to be pre-screened for comorbidities, allergies
Ministry to check students for depression
India, China donate vaccines to Trinidad and Tobago
T&T records highest increase in COVID-19 cases in weeks with 38 cases
Top cop notes covid19 spike, says no to vigils and marches
Covid19 vaccines to arrive on Wednesday
Central Bank: Covid19 vaccinations key to growth in Trinidad and Tobago, region
Vaccinations begin in April as covid19 cases climb by 115
Epidemiologist: Covid19 spreading in clusters, sporadic
APRIL 2021
APRIL 2021
Rising covid19 rate worries PM Rowley
Deyalsingh announces roll-back on recreational sports owing to rising covid19 cases
5 things to know about the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme
Covid19 hits Catholic churches, Archbishop says services will go on
PM, Deyalsingh among first to get COVID vaccines today
Prime Minister tests positive for Covid19
India's vaccine donation to arrive on Monday
40,000 covid19 vaccines arrive from India
Beaches ordered closed, public gatherings reduced to five
SWRHA report: No evidence patient's blood clot caused by vaccine
Caroni still has highest covid19 case numbers
Deyalsingh: Massive increase in cases, post-Easter spike occurring
Brazilian covid19 variant detected in Trinidad and Tobago
Medical Association: No links between covid19 vaccine, deaths of Khan, Haniff
New covid19 rules: no concerts; only 25% capacity at places of worship
Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson covid19 vaccines to come via Africa Medical
United States covid19 travel advisory: Do not go to Trinidad and Tobago
Three new cases of Brazilian COVID-19 variant detected in T&T
Pandemic trauma for special-needs children
Covid's impact on T&T's mental health
Second round of vaccine doses begin June 7
Deyalsingh: T&T's first P1 variant case came from Venezuelan migrant
Deyalsingh: 36,000 senior citizens vaccinated to date
Mental health fallout from covid19 is another pandemic
PM announces new covid19 restrictions
MAY 2021
MAY 2021
Covid19 surge puts health care system at risk
Essentials only: Gov't restricts operations, opening hours
Government to provide some help to neediest
Minister requests vaccine list for teaching staff
10,000 cases? Possibility of COVID-19 hospital collapse, says Ministry
Jamaica to restrict T&T travel due to COVID-19 variant
T&T's Covid surge among the worst in the world
399 covid19 cases in last 24hrs keep Trinidad and Tobago on dangerous path
Trinidad and Tobago to get more covid19 vaccines on Monday
Covid19 hospital system 70% full
Further anti-covid19 restrictions announced
402 new covid19 cases, seven more dead
Eight more dead from covid19, new 1-day record, 233 new cases
Virologist on CDC’s latest COVID warning: T&T can lose fight if citizens do not play their part
US donates 2 field hospitals to Trinidad and Tobago
21 new COVID-19 deaths, highest daily total recorded to date
11 dead, 615 more cases reported – TT sinking deeper
Sinopharm vaccines due to arrive in T&T on Tuesday
Covid19 leaves 87 dead in first 13 days of May
Principal Medical Officer: We're basically out of hospital beds
Trinidad and Tobago implements State of Emergency to combat covid19 spread
MFO survey shows 65 per cent vaccine hesitancy in Trinidad and Tobago
COVID-19 fatalities rise to 317 with 23 new deaths
T&T in line for US vaccines, PM following up with US President
Sinopharm vaccines arrive in Trinidad and Tobago
Health Ministry resumes COVID-19 vaccination drive from May 21
AG: T&T needs an average of 15 cases per day for SOE to end
PAHO: COVID deaths doubling in T&T
Volcano-ravaged St Vincent helps Trinidad and Tobago with 16,000 covid19 vaccines
TTUTA, principals support July 1 date for SEA
Point Fortin Hospital to be converted into COVID-19 facility
Shortage of School Social Workers
Ban on outdoor activities remains until July 4
Health Minister: 134,000 to be vaccinated by August 31
Trinidad and Tobago seeking covid19 vaccines from EU
PAHO donates PPE, oxygen equipment to Ministry of Health
Trinidad and Tobago records over 10,000 covid19 cases in May
Gadsby-Dolly: Almost 2,000 school dropouts since pandemic began
Start of CXC written exams postponed to June 28
Doctor: More smokers seek to quit because of COVID-19
CMO: First case of vaccine complication detected in Trinidad and Tobago
Gov't makes two payments for vaccines, Grenada donates 10K doses
60,000 more to be fully vaccinated by July 9
Updated: Daytime curfew for Indian Arrival, Corpus Christi holidays
JUNE 2021
JUNE 2021
Covid mayhem as 13,085 infected, 326 die in last month
COVID-19 mortalities cross 500 with 12 more deaths
Post-COVID-19 vaccination policy amended to three months, says CMO
PAHO notes rising covid19 cases in Trinidad and Tobago
Tobago records highest covid19 infections, two more deaths
Trinidad and Tobago goes on UK's covid19 red travel list
Gopee-Scoon: E-commerce increasing during covid19
New curfew hours for weekends in June
Children's Authority: Increase in reports of emotional abuse
PM: A million vaccines on the way
Officials: Brazilian variant now dominant strain in T&T
Deyalsingh: Target is 62,000 second covid19 vaccine doses by mid-July
AG: No decision on mandatory covid19 vaccination
PAHO: Trinidad and Tobago is Caribbean country most affected by covid19
Trinidad and Tobago crosses 600 covid19 deaths
65 per cent of available vaccines already administered
Dentists, veterinarians approved to give covid19 jabs
Trinidad and Tobago receives Pfizer vaccines from the US
Ministry warns of increased covid19-related issues in children
Hypertension, diabetes most common comorbidities in covid19 deaths
ECA: More research needed on mandatory vaccination
Trinidad and Tobago crosses 700 covid19 deaths
UNHCR: 600% increase in requests for food aid in T&T due to COVID-19
44% of self-isolating covid19 patients have no symptoms
UWI professor: Studies on drug promoted for covid19 use unreliable
Ministry confirms second vaccine clot in T&T
T&T to get AstraZeneca vaccines from Mexico this week
Dr Hinds: Lower rate of covid19 tests positive
Borders reopen on July 17 for vaccinated nationals, foreigners
JULY 2021
JULY 2021
June ends as deadliest COVID month for T&T
Minister: T&T among 212 countries using Sinopharm, AstraZeneca vaccines
Growing poverty in T&T: Low-income people have smaller chance of survival in pandemic
Occupancy levels fall to 48 per cent but level of ill patients still high
Six more mass vaccination sites by mid-July
Elderly care homes still sources of covid19 spread
PAHO highlights increase in Trinidad and Tobago's covid19 deaths
Health Ministry authorises use of latest WHO approved COVID-19 drugs
Dr Trotman: One patient gets drug to treat covid19
Mass vaccination: 800,000 Sinopharm vaccines to arrive on Tuesday
PM: Restaurants, car dealerships, public exercise return
Ministry considers mix of virtual, physical schooling
PM gets first shot of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine
Sinopharm shipment will mean 60% of Trinidad and Tobago adults vaccinated
Employers vs employees rights: Why national vaccination policy necessary for covid19 recovery
PAHO: Impossible to eliminate risk of Delta Variant entering T&T
T&T signs confidentiality agreement with US on vaccines
PM: Govt could make vaccines mandatory
School staff, students over 18 to be offered COVID-19 jab
Deyalsingh: Private hospitals to administer covid19 vaccines for free
PM: If T&T gets Pfizer vaccines, students will be vaccinated
Central Bank: Uneven distribution of covid19 vaccines hampers economic recovery
Tobago restaurateur: 90% of workers refusing covid19 vaccine
T&T hits grim milestone of 1,000 COVID deaths
CMO: No one has died after 14-day milestone of full vaccination
Chief Sec: Covid19 cost Tobago $300m in tourism
Tobago records 52 COVID cases, its highest one day spike
Parasram pleased with studies on AstraZeneca, Sinopharm vaccines
PM: Schools could reopen even if children unvaccinated
Biggest vaccination week ranks T&T 6th in world
Minister, CMO: Take the vaccine before covid19 delta variant arrives
Dr Hinds: Covid19 cases slowly increasing
Vaccine hesitancy high in prisons; Pulchan to start education drive
Contagious Brazil covid19 variant confirmed in Tobago
Minister: People with non-WHO-approved mixes considered unvaccinated against covid19
Trinidad and Tobago reaches initial covid19 vaccination target
No appointments at drive-thru, mass vax sites, MoH announces
Covid19 in camp: Two Trinidad and Tobago athletes, official test positive
AUGUST 2021
AUGUST 2021
Unvaccinated account for 90% of covid19 cases in hospital
40% in elderly homes get covid19 vaccines
50% decline in covid19 vaccinations in Tobago
Canada giving T&T over 82,000 AstraZeneca vaccines
Sharp rise in Tobago COVID-19 cases, CMOH notes
Trade Ministry confirms rise in food prices, blames COVID-19
Lotto, Play Whe & other NLCB games restart Monday, retail following week
More doses of AstraZeneca expected via COVAX
Central Bank Governor: Covid causing people to spend and not save
T&T to receive 300K doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from US gov’t
3 minors seriously ill: Covid19 cases rising among children
PM: CSEC, CAPE students first to return to school
Ministers going into prisons for vaccine education drive
No appointments: 14 centres to vaccinate children from Wednesday
Pregnant women to get Pfizer vaccine
Education Minister pleased with student vaccination rollout, turnout
T&T getting J&J vaccines today
Deyalsingh: Johnson & Johnson vaccines for coastal, inland villages
THA Health Secretary not satisfied with covid19 vaccination rate
First dose vaccinations put T&T 56.6% toward herd immunity
CMO: Over 18,000 teens vaccinated to date
CMO: Tobago, Victoria, Caroni counties to watch for covid19 cases
Motion to extend SoE approved in Parliament
Low vaccine rates could lead to new COVID variant in T&T, expert warns
Chief Medical Officer: 3 vaccinated people died of covid19
Rowley: Vaccinated students in forms 4-6 may return to school October 1
August another bad COVID month for Tobago, but good for recoveries
SEPTEMBER 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
Women's Health director: More covid19 cases in pregnant women
25% capacity and 1 hour long religious services allowed now – Ministry
25,000 adults can now access Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines
Shop and vaccinate: Vaccination drive at malls
Prof Carrington: Majority of covid19 samples are gamma variant
Minister: Only one-third of students took vaccines ahead of possible school reopening
CMO: Two out of 14,222 fully vaccinated have tested covid19-positive
PAHO: T&T’s entry policies are aligned with recommendations
Hoyte: Steady increase in paediatric covid19 cases in Tobago
T&T Psychologist Association: Pandemic causes major disruptions to family life
Deyalsingh: $480m spent in covid19 fight
Adults go after Pfizer, slowdown among teens
Minister worries as 60% of country, 54,000 children still unvaccinated
T&T administers over 1 million COVID-19 shots
Tobago hits 56% vaccination target
Anxiety over covid19 most common side effect in children
Delta among population: "Heaven help us," says health minister
Fewer than 10,000 students vaccinated in line for return to physical school
Health Ministry new advice on COVID vaccines for pregnant and breast-feeding women
Deyalsingh: Five adverse reactions to covid19 vaccines, but no deaths
‘Gender-based violence increasing with COVID’
PM wants 70% of population vaccinated by year-end
Cinemas, restaurants, bars to open for vaccinated patrons only
CMO confirms covid19 delta variant in community spread 'for several weeks'
Trinidad and Tobago crosses 50,000 covid19 infections
Central Bank: Covid19 restrictions hampering production, distribution
OCTOBER 2021
OCTOBER 2021
Over 500,000 people get complete doses of COVID-19 vaccines
1,500 die of covid19 in Trinidad and Tobago
PM: Covid19 vaccine may be mandatory for 5-year-olds to start school
MoH notes high numbers of pediatric, ICU COVID-19 cases
Trinidad and Tobago donates 10,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Caricom neighbours
Minister: Forms 1-3 students to return to school in 2 weeks
Trinidad and Tobago taken off UK's covid19 travel red list
$.5b spent on covid19 by Health Ministry in 18 months
Covid19 cases increasing among 25-49 age group
Genetics scientist: No new covid19 variant in Trinidad and Tobago
CMO: Delta variant confirmed in every county to date
COVID rates increasing among pregnant women, over 700 test positive
MOH: WHO extends the shelf life of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines
75 Confirmed Delta Cases in T&T
Community spread of covid delta variant in Tobago
T&T crosses 1,600 COVID deaths
CEO: NCRHA has given 243,610 covid19 vaccine jabs
High COVID death rate worries doctors
Ministry: All form 4-6 students, vaccinated and unvaccinated, must return to school on Monday
US$1m for robotics, telemedicine systems for Trinidad and Tobago's covid19 fight
Country crosses 100 cases of Delta variant
Dr Hinds: Experts monitoring potential COVID-19 case spike
Vaccine Hesitancy Hotline set up to address COVID-19 vaccine fears and concerns
Health care system under serious strain as COVID-19 cases rise
ILO: Employment impact from the pandemic worse than expected
NOVEMBER 2021
NOVEMBER 2021
Ministry notes rise in covid infection in pregnant women
Parents’ group says no to mandatory vaccines for five-11 year-olds
PM: State of emergency ends November 29
Ministry to roll out 3rd vaccine doses to specific groups of people
Health Ministry: Covaxin vaccine approved use in Trinidad and Tobago
Govt in talks with producers of new COVID drugs
535 new covid19 cases on Friday – 1,556 in past 3 days
T&T records second highest number of COVID deaths
Parliament meets Wednesday to end SoE
Herd immunity in January 2023 at current vaccination rate
Ministry: Only 3.8% of COVID fatalities fully vaccinated
Government to push harder to vaccinate 600,000 more people
Epidemiologist predicts 1,000 COVID-19 cases per day by month’s end
Stakeholders explore Carnival 2022: Vaccinate and masquerade
Country records highest COVID infections in one day: 781 new cases, six more deaths in 24 hours
PAHO concerned about Trinidad and Tobago covid19 deaths
Child among 28 new COVID-19 deaths
T&T records 48 COVID deaths in 48 hours
Ministry: Child labour cases on increase in pandemic
Trinidad and Tobago crosses grim pandemic milestone – 2,009 COVID DEATHS
Deyalsingh: SoE helped vaccination rate reach 45 per cent
Officials say COVID-19 made domestic violence worse in T&T
Country records deadliest day as 31 die from virus
T&T Takes Top Spot Globally For COVID-19 Deaths Per Million People
365 COVID deaths make November country’s deadliest month
T&T bans travellers from 7 African countries over Omicron variant
Omicron not in T&T, but medical experts urge caution
Booster shots for all coming soon
T&T preparing for Omicron variant, Minister says
Minister: Vaccination level in T&T decent, but still not good
US warns citizens against travel to Trinidad and Tobago over covid19 concerns
DECEMBER 2021
DECEMBER 2021
Expert: Omicron could become T&T’s dominant COVID-19 variant
Vaccinations halt MIS-C cases, Paediatric Specialist notes
Trinidad and Tobago breaks record, 984 covid19 new cases on Friday
Delta dominates as COVID cases surge
CMO: Data shows omicron affects children, elderly
CMO: Omicron confirmed in 57 countries, all 6 WHO regions
PAHO concerned over Trinidad and Tobago's rising covid19 case numbers
Trinidad and Tobago has 852,843 covid19 vaccine doses in hand
Covid19 vaccine booster programme begins Monday
Over 9,000 new covid19 cases since December 1
PM: TT 44th in world covid19 death/infection ratio
Health Ministry: Trinidad and Tobago’s first omicron case breached travel protocols
Trinidad and Tobago sees highest daily covid19 death toll – 32
TT now has 3 omicron covid19 cases
Mass storage site in Freeport for covid19 bodies
33 covid19 deaths, new daily high for TT
PM: Government workers required to be vaccinated from mid-January
T&T removes travel restrictions on 8 South African nations
T&T's Omicron cases reach five; one patient with no travel history
PM, PAHO, Chinese Embassy condemn news report on Sinopharm
Young girl becomes 8th child to die from COVID-19
CMO: Covid19 monitoring to be improved
PMO: Hospital occupancy at all-time high
ECCE, Stds 1-4 students back to physical classes in April
Health Ministry relies on PAHO/WHO covid19 data
Grim Christmas Eve as T&T marks record high of 37 COVID-19 deaths
December, worst month of third covid19 wave
T&T's Omicron caseload climbs with six new patients
Foreigners praise Trinidad and Tobago’s covid19 vaccine programme
Bottleneck at CMOH offices causing late COVID-19 results
Deyalsingh: Ministry preparing for covid19 surge in January
Christian churches urge: Consider taking covid19 vaccine, booster
Over 20,000 covid19 cases in Trinidad and Tobago for December
JANUARY 2022
JANUARY 2022
Trinidad and Tobago ends 2021 with 12 omicron cases
December 2021 takes record as deadliest, most infectious month for COVID
Tobago marks deadliest day as COVID fatalities pass 200
Covid fells soca parang star Kenny J at 69
Abdool-Richards, Deyalsingh: Trinidad and Tobago must be ready for omicron surge
COVID-19 home testing kits coming soon to T&T
Three new omicron cases detected in Trinidad and Tobago
CMO: More paediatric covid19 cases – 8 in hospital on Wednesday
Crackdown on fake vaccination cards in Public Sector
Trinidad and Tobago’s covid death toll crosses 3,000
COVID-19 killed five moms in 2021
Minister: Digitised vaccination cards will make fakes useless
'Vaccinations up 50% after public sector safe zone policy announced'
CMO, Dr Hinds: Early signs of omicron spread in Trinidad and Tobago
Emergency care doctor: Children vulnerable to omicron surge
28% of Tobago fire officers vaccinated
COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test kits legal in T&T—Deyalsingh
Info verification ongoing for covid19 vaccine e-certificate
PM extends vaccine deadline for public servants
PM appoints medical team to review covid19 deaths, healthcare
Beach hours extended, rivers reopen from Monday
T&T: Hundreds protest against COVID policies, several held by police
Deyalsingh: 56% of 12-18 age group vaxxed
Dr Hinds: Deaths 15.6 times higher among unvaccinated than vaccinated
Deyalsingh: 121 people reported to police for breaching quarantine orders
COVID-19 increasing maternal death rate
CMO: Children with health issues at risk of severe COVID-19
Government approves Carnival safe-zone events: No fetes, parades
Chief Sec troubled: Only 35% of TRHA fully vaxxed
T&T reports record 1,068 new COVID cases
Abdool-Richards: Brace for covid19 cases upsurge
MOH: 28 more Omicron cases recorded, 18 with no travel history or contact with recent travellers
Migrants in T&T face more pressure with pandemic
COVID-19 outbreak at Scarborough General Hospital
COVID-19 claims infant boy ... record 1,259 new cases also recorded
Health ministry to hold talks on covid19 vaccine for children 5-11
Omicron now in community spread
First variant detected in T&T one year ago
Cudjoe gives sports greenlight to resume in Safe Zone
MOE: Forms 1-3 and std 5 students to return to physical school on February 7th
Expert: Omicron must not be underestimated
Parents: Vaccinate children 5-11 and return to physical classes
Health Ministry pursuing Pfizer vaccines for five-11-year-olds
Tobago’s COVID-19 testing capacity to expand
CMO: Omicron now T&T’s dominant strain
COVID Review Committee gets extension
Deyalsingh: Slow vaccination rates across the country
Hinds: Decline in covid19 deaths, not a trend yet
Long COVID clinic at Arima a one-stop shop for patients
Doctors divided on covid19 vaccines for primary school children
NCRHA launches drive-thru check-up service for COVID-19 patients
FEBRUARY 2022
FEBRUARY 2022
COVID-19 Cases Hint to Decline
Dr Hinds: Deaths, case numbers gradually decreasing
NCRHA records nearly 200 'Long COVID' cases since 2020
Dr Hinds: No plan to reduce quarantine time in T&T yet
MOH makes changes to home isolation guidelines
PM: Gov't negotiating for vaccines for children ages 5 to 11
Concern as measles, mumps, rubella, yellow fever vaccinations on decrease
Minister: No more COVID patients for Point Fortin hospital
Six held in fake vaccine card sting operations
Trinidad and Tobago to get 150,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines from the US
With 6 more covid19 deaths, Trinidad and Tobago crosses 3,500
Bail for suspects in false COVID-19 immunization cards scheme
COVID-19 hospital occupancy declines
COVID-19 hospital occupancy rates at 'lowest' since last year
Vaccinations being taken back to communities
Report on COVID-19 treatment and hospitals outcome submitted to PM
COVID Investigative Committee gives pass mark but concerned about staff shortages and burnout
T&T achieves vaccine milestone, 50.1 per cent fully vaccinated
Unvaccinated children 12 and under allowed in safe zones
Education and Health Ministries to launch COVID-19 vaccination drive in schools
AG tests COVID-19 positive, in quarantine
COVID-19 creates blood donation crisis
Fewer covid19 deaths so far in February
Deyalsingh: School outreach covid19 jab figures 'pathetic'
Expert: Neurological complications rising in COVID-positive children
CMO: Stay vigilant against new omicron variant
Ministry considers reduced social distancing in schools
Temporary hold on Pfizer vaccinations, expired stock to be incinerated
Deyalsingh: Covid19 safe zone rules always under review
Trotman: Covid19 vaccines safe for TB patients
Carpha detects second omicron variant in Trinidad and Tobago
MARCH 2022
MARCH 2022
Pfizer vaccines due on Thursday, vaccinations resume on Saturday
Health Ministry: No restrictions lifted as covid19 hospital cases drop
Minister: No need to report results of COVID-19 home test kits
PAHO urges caution following Carnival events
THA health secretary grateful for fewer covid deaths
Health Ministry: No restrictions lifted as covid19 hospital cases drop
Trinidad and Tobago gets 75,000 doses of vaccine in third tranche from Pfizer
Health Expert: Remove restrictions if COVID cases don’t spike
PM: Trinidad and Tobago begins transition from covid19 pandemic phase
PM: Vaccines for children 5 to 11, with parental consent
Prime Minister: No move towards mandatory covid19 vaccination
Health Minister: Use Pfizer vaccines or lose opportunity for more
Covid19 health facilities in phased return to public use
Daycare centres can now reopen
T&T’s endemic diseases: COVID-19 not there yet
T&T’s National Seroprevalence Study: Here’s The Plan
Trinidad and Tobago covid19 antibody study to start soon
Deyalsingh: Opening daycares a risk we had to take
T&T’s first Omicron patient charged
Study soon on percentage of population with COVID-19 antibodies
Deyalsingh: T&T not yet in endemic stage of COVID
COVID-19 report's operational recommendations being implemented
THA health secretary warns against complacency with COVID-19
IOM: 77% of Venezuelans in Trinidad and Tobago vaccinated in 2021
Trinidad and Tobago's covid19 experience: A story through photos
Trinidad and Tobago and covid19: Two years and counting
Dr Hinds: Unusual covid19 spike a week after Carnival
Preparations for local covid19 study continue
Deltacron coronavirus variant a reminder pandemic isn't over
Covid19 hospitalisations continue to drop
Active COVID cases drop below 10,000 for first time in months
Covid19 in Trinidad and Tobago: A timeline
PM to meet with Health team to discuss full country reopening
COVID-19 infections decline: Lower demand for critical care
Mental health director: Suicide trends unaffected by covid19
Deyalsingh: Spain donates 40,000 covid19 vaccines for children to Trinidad and Tobago
No more safe zones: Vaxxed, unvaxxed free to mix as covid19 restrictions lifted
Prime Minister: Safe zones lifted, no PCR test for travellers to enter
Arima hospital no longer for covid19 patients
Soca artiste Blaxx dies of covid at 59
APRIL 2022
APRIL 2022
Deyalsingh praises the vaccinated for Trinidad and Tobago's covid19 progress
Plans to import paediatric covid19 vaccines in final stages
Arima hospital to stop being covid19 facility by end of May
'Hybrid' model for patient care as parallel system dismantled
Deyalsingh: Party with caution, covid is still here
Cox: Increase in gender-based violence during pandemic
Over 336 suffering from ‘Long COVID’
Deyalsingh: Expired covid19 vaccines still awaiting disposal
Deyalsingh warns counties Caroni, Victoria ahead of Easter weekend as covid19 cases still high
MoH raises warning flags on COVID-19 outbreak
Deyalsingh: 40,000 paediatric Pfizer jabs coming
Pulmonologist: Covid19 patients should seek advice if symptoms go past 28 days
Deyalsingh: More lives could have been saved from covid if diabetes was under control
PM: T&T has come through worst of COVID
Trinidad and Tobago records 0 covid deaths: Deyalsingh warns against early celebration
T&T removed from CDC’s COVID 'Do Not Travel' list
Health Ministry continues move from parallel to hybrid healthcare system
Data inconsistency delays launch of Electronic Vaccine cards
Minister: Plans to make paediatric COVID-19 vaccines more accessible
Deyalsingh: School reopening not behind rise in COVID-19 numbers
Al-Rawi: Borough Day events cancelled to protect against covid
Deyalsingh: Rise in covid19 cases was expected
T&T back on path for 700 to 900 daily COVID cases
Archbishop tests positive for covid19
Over 300 children show signs of suicidal ideation since pandemic began
MAY 2022
MAY 2022
Principals can’t divulge school COVID-19 cases
MoH: 288 covid19 cases in schools between April 25-29
316 COVID cases in at least 243 schools
COVID-19 hospitalisations rising
Principals given permission to reveal COVID-19 cases
Education Ministry issues updated covid19 guidelines
622 COVID cases in schools for this term
Deyalsingh: Pfizer boosters approved for 12-18 age group
Minister: Boosters for 12 to 18-year-olds from Friday
306 more schoolchildren test positive for covid19
Deyalsingh: No evidence of massive covid19 school spread
Paediatric COVID-19 vaccines en route to T&T
2nd boosters for selected groups Friday
Deyalsingh launches second covid19 booster drive
Covid19 paediatric vaccines arrive in Trinidad and Tobago, rollout begins Wednesday
Tobago records 82 COVID-19 cases in schools, 2 MIS-C cases
No Travel Pass needed to enter Trinidad and Tobago from June 1
Health Ministry urges covid19 shots for young children
1,183 COVID-19 Cases within Schools
Moderate response to covid19 paediatric, second booster shots
Low turnout on first-day rollout of paediatric vaccines
Covid19 cases closes Mt St Benedict Abbey, church
AATT: Negative COVID-19 test still needed for all arrivals into T&T
JUNE 2022
JUNE 2022
MoH specialist defends 5-11 vaccination rollout
862 children receive paediatric covid19 vaccine
Arima hospital to be decommissioned on Sunday
Deyalsingh: No plan to remove mask mandate just yet
Deyalsingh on doctors’ paediatric COVID vaccines concerns Parents have choice in matter
Paediatric expert dismisses Pfizer vaccine concerns for children 5 to 11
Deyalsingh: Get young ones vaccinated before covid19 vaccines expire
Medical Association now endorses Pfizer vaccine for children 5 to 11
Health Ministry happy at trends in covid19 healthcare system
State's covid regulations upheld by Privy Council
Deyalsingh: Party barefaced if you dare, but masks a must in schools, public places
Over 40,000 Pfizer vaccine doses to expire in a week
Trinidad and Tobago nears 4,000 covid19 deaths
Deyalsingh: T&T unlikely to get another Pfizer vaccine donation
Japan completes US$1 million donation in medical equipment for COVID-19 patients
322 children before courts for serious crimes during pandemic
T&T receives donations of medical equipment from CARPHA
No Covid test to enter T&T, quarantine facility at Caura for monkeypox victims
JULY 2022
JULY 2022
PM to review COVID mask mandate soon
Rowley: No more mask-wearing by mid-July
Covid19 hospitalisation drops below 100 for first time in a year
State rakes in over $32m for COVID-19 violations
Masks off come July 17 but still highly recommended for some
Deyalsingh: Vaccinate children before vacation camp
THA health secretary: Don't throw away masks yet
Tobago Chamber head: Lifting of mask-wearing mandate long overdue
Businesses can mandate mask wearing
SAPA closed as a COVID-19 mass vaccination site
Queen's Park Savannah COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Site closes permanently
SATT reminds customers to remain cognizant of the threat posed by COVID-19
CMO: Most infectious Omicron sub-variant now in T&T
Ministry, PAHO nervous as omicron BA.5 variant arrives in Trinidad and Tobago
From lockdown to freedom: a look back as covid19 restrictions fall
Masks off in the streets and in the air
Banks to regulate mask-wearing for customers
T&T Prison Service: Face masks still required for visitors
Masks must still be worn at health facilities
PM encourages mask-wearing for protection, as virus still with us
PM: Mask mandate can return if needed
Who should still wear face masks? Health Ministry gives advice
People in Tobago cautious but welcome the mask-mandate removal
Mask wearing optional, but encouraged onboard ferries
Central Bank: Face masks voluntary
Dr Parasram: Covid BA.5 cases increasing in Trinidad and Tobago
Deyalsingh begs population: Boost vaccination programme, take jab
Augustine: Masks not mandatory in THA buildings
AUGUST 2022
AUGUST 2022
Covid19 cases starting to rise
Two step-down facilities reactivated as covid19 cases rise
Prime Minister’s quarantine ends
Abdool-Richards repeats warning about COVID hospitalisations
Alarming COVID spike develops in Tobago
Increase in COVID-19 hospitalisations, ambulance usage
CMO urges parents: Vaccinate children for covid19 before school starts
Brazil donates sanitiser to Trinidad and Tobago
Average daily COVID-19 deaths jump 400% in two weeks
Deyalsingh: Ample covid19 vaccines in stock
SEPTEMBER 2022
SEPTEMBER 2022
Central Bank: COVID-19 remains a risk to the economy
Healthcare workers to get $200 million for efforts amid pandemic
UWI students return to in-person campus life ... COVID safety still a high priority
PAHO donates equipment to aid in T&T's COVID-19 fight
Hinds: More documented influenza cases
Dr Abdool-Richards: HR managers were key in covid fight
Public health rule on masks extended to December 31
Health Ministry to drop weekly covid19 press conference
Trinidad and Tobago discards nearly 400,000 covid19 vaccine doses
Deyalsingh: Pandemic is not over
Budget help for students affected by covid
JSC survey finds no dip in productivity during COVID work-from-home drive
JANUARY 2023
JANUARY 2023
COVID-19 vaccination drive relaunched ahead of Carnival 2023
Minister: Don't take COVID-19 home to vulnerable this Carnival season
Tobago weekly COVID-19 updates discontinued
People get covid19 boosters, flu shots for Carnival
4 cases of omicron XBB 1.5 covid variant in Trinidad and Tobago
T&T on notice: Take precautions, rise in COVID-19 infections imminent
Government’s Carnival caution as cases rise: DON’T PLAY WITH COVID
2,000 vaccines given in Health Ministry drive
Police deny covid19 outbreak at training academy
THA Chief Sec: Tobago cannot survive another covid shutdown
Covid cases keep on rising – 519 in past 7 days
FEBRUARY 2023
FEBRUARY 2023
MoH reports 5 more covid deaths, 291 new cases over last week
Mental disorders higher in those infected with COVID-19
Health Ministry explains rationale behind COVID-19 consultant
Government seeks consultant to assess covid19 response
Professor Seemungal: Good idea to evaluate T&T’s COVID response
Slight drop in reported COVID-19 cases and deaths
MAY 2023
MAY 2023
MoH urges vigilance as WHO ends public health emergency
Deyalsingh: No changes to T&T’s COVID-19 response
Imbert: IMF praises TT's covid19 economic management
Dr Gopeesingh calls for the lifting of all COVID-19 emergency declarations
Health Secretary: THA treated covid19 as an endemic for months
PM: Remaining covid19 rules to be relaxed
AUGUST 2023
AUGUST 2023
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