Prime Minister Keith Rowley announced this afternoon at a Press Conference that the current stay-at-home order will be extended to at least 10th May 2020 in order to continue to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago. He noted that by 10th May 2020, the Government will be in a better position to say if the country can start to “relax” and re-open. T&T’s borders will remain closed until at least 15th May 2020.
These extensions are to give the Ministry of Health the chance to ramp up random testing of the population for the COVID-19 virus. The plan is to conduct at least 50 tests per day during the extension so that at least 700 can be done. If the number of positive tests continue to be low by 10th May 2020, the country would be in a good position to begin re-opening. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Rosham Parasram, said that based on the existing data regarding COVID-19 cases, the numbers to date shows a downward trajectory. However, he said that the purpose of the testing to be done in the general population in the coming weeks would be to detect whether the virus was present in people who had displayed mild symptoms. He noted another 700 tests would give the country a good benchmark to know whether COVID-19 was present in the community. Dr. Parasram said testing would continue after citizens began moving about more, to spot whether there were pockets of cases and instances of community-spread. Prime Minister Rowley said there has been considerable analysis on T&T’s position going forward to protect citizens from COVID-19. He said T&T has started on a long journey, and there is still some way to go. He also praised medical experts for guiding the Government at this time. Our national decisions have been based on the science.
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