 The Ministry of Health revealed in its daily 4pm update this afternoon (Friday 16th April 2021) that there are sixty-four (64) additional COVID-19 cases in Trinidad and Tobago. This represents a 21.95% decrease in reported cases from yesterday. These new patients will be processed for admission at the discretion of the CMOHs.
The Ministry reported eighty-two (82) new cases yesterday along with two (2) more unfortunate deaths. The country’s death toll remains at 150 at this time. T&T’s total positive cases now jumps to 8,742, with 712 being active cases. A total of 7,880 patients have recovered from the virus to date. 560 persons are in home self-isolation and there are 327 persons in total at State quarantine facilities. A total of 15,425 persons have been vaccinated across T&T to date. The Ministry states that of the sixty-four (64) new positive cases, one (1) is a recently repatriated person. Further, the number of positive cases reported reflects the samples taken during the period 13th - 15th April 2021 and not the last 24 hours. The Ministry also notes that there are currently eighty (80) COVID-19 positive patients being treated at Hospitals and eight (8) patients are in step-down/transition facilities - all at UWI, Debe. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.
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 Investigators say an arrest is imminent in relation to the larceny of a backhoe from Cunupia which occurred on Monday 12th April 2021. According to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), this follows the recovery of a JCB 3CX model backhoe, by Officers of the Central Division’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID), with the assistance of the Cunupia CID and Officers of the Northern Division Task Force.
The anti-crime exercise was conducted in Arima, between 11am and 4pm, on Thursday 15th April 2021. During the exercise, Officers proceeded to Arima Old Road, where they found and took into their possession, the piece of heavy machinery. Meanwhile, Officers of the Central Division Task Force, Area North, recovered a vehicle which was used in the commission of a robbery with violence against a woman on Thursday 15th April 2021. Following the report, Officers conducted an exercise in St. Joseph and Morvant, between the hours of 10:30am and 8pm, and proceeded to Quarry Road, St. Joseph, where they conducted a search of a public bin and recovered a bag and one (1) work identification card belonging to the victim. The Officers then proceeded to Lady Young Road, Morvant, where they found the vehicle used by the suspects to make their escape following the robbery. Investigations are ongoing.  The 60-year-old Princes Town man has died following a blood clot and partial paralysis from the waist down, days after taking the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. He died shortly after 10pm last night (Thursday 15th April 2021), according to his nephew, Faleel Ali. Ali said the family was expecting the worst as the man's condition had deteriorated further. The man’s funeral takes place at 3:30pm this afternoon according to Muslim rites. He was a retired Local Government Regional Corporation Health Inspector and was warded at the San Fernando General Hospital for the past week. He underwent heart surgery about a decade ago. His medical condition since last week, and subsequent death, is a controversial issue as his family remains adamant that he was healthy prior to taking the AstraZeneca vaccine last Wednesday (7th April 2021) at the Princes Town District Health Facility. According to his family, by Friday his body became partially paralyzed from the waist down. A CT scan at a private institution was conducted, which revealed a blood clot was blocking a main artery. The man was then rushed to the San Fernando General Hospital where his condition quickly deteriorated. X-Rays, Ultrasounds and countless blood samples were also taken. The family shared photographs of the man's body with Trinidad Express which showed that his body from the waist down to his toes, turned black in colour. However, Chief Executive Officer of the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA), Dr. Brian Armour said there was no evidence to show a link to this man's condition and the vaccine. The SWRHA advised in a Media Release on Wednesday (14th April 2021) that following a preliminary clinical investigation of the circumstances, “there is no evidence the patient's condition is linked to the vaccine. Any report to the contrary, is therefore inaccurate and greatly misleading.” Ali has pleaded with authorities to not cover up his uncle's condition, but instead take action to ensure that this does not happen to someone else. Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Roshan Parasram, admitted during the Ministry of Health’s virtual Press Conference on Wednesday that there seemed to be a causative link between the vaccine and blood clots. He said there are some studies coming out of the European group where there were seventy-nine (79) cases of a cluster of diseases that occurred in Germany and some other countries in Europe a few weeks ago. Dr. Parasram said these cases have been investigated by the European Medical Agency as well as the World Health Organization (WHO), which is in the process of doing their final report on that particular cluster. He noted, “It is a thrombotic syndrome which causes a drop in your platelets to an extent you have bleeding, and you have a clot formation within the arteries. So generally speaking, it is an extremely rare side effect I would say of this particular vaccine.” This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates. [Source: Trinidad Express]
 In a statement released yesterday (Wednesday 14th April 2021), Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar reminded citizens that the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has retained the legal services of the law firm belonging to the wife of Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi. Mrs. Persad-Bissessar said this “demonstrates the Rowley PNM’s flagrant conduct in using public office to enrich their friends and financiers.” She called on Prime Minister Keith Rowley to explain to the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, “why yet again, potentially millions of dollars will be going from taxpayers into the pockets of Faris Al-Rawi’s family.” She further stated that the Attorney General’s wife has been hired to fight the families of children demanding an equitable share of scholarship funds. “Through his latest self-serving act, Keith Rowley is telling the nation that the State cannot afford to help the children from poor families [to] access scholarships, but there is however millions of taxpayer dollars to pay the family of his own Attorney General.” The Opposition Leader said the Attorney General's weak defence in claiming his Ministry is not involved in this, “reeks of the same desperate excuses of him saying he recused himself from Cabinet while his colleagues approved the State rental of his properties to the tune of millions of dollars.” She concluded her statement by saying, “In any other part of the World, a sitting AG’s wife receiving State legal briefs from the Government would not only be wholly condemned but avoided at all costs, but under Rowley’s PNM, anything goes once it benefits their friends, family and financiers.” See the Opposition Leader’s full statement below: MILLIONS FOR FARIS’S WIFE BUT NONE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.
 The Ministry of Health revealed in its daily 4pm update this afternoon (Thursday 15th April 2021) that there are two (2) more unfortunate COVID-19 related deaths in Trinidad and Tobago, plus eighty-two (82) additional cases. This represents a small 3.53% decrease in reported cases from yesterday. These new patients will be processed for admission at the discretion of the CMOHs. The latest deaths are both adult females with multiple co-morbidities.
The Ministry reported eighty-five (85) new cases yesterday as well as two (2) deaths. There have now been four (4) deaths and 167 new cases reported between yesterday and today. The country’s death toll has increased to 150. T&T’s total positive cases now jumps to 8,678, with 685 being active cases. A total of 7,843 patients have recovered from the virus to date. 520 persons are in home self-isolation and there are 331 persons in total at State quarantine facilities. A total of 13,087 persons have been vaccinated across T&T to date. The Ministry states that of the eighty-two (82) new positive cases, three (3) are recently repatriated persons. Further, the number of positive cases reported reflects the samples taken during the period 12th - 14th March 2021 and not the last 24 hours. In its latest update, the Ministry notes that four (4) persons have been discharged from public health facilities and there have been twenty-one (21) recovered community cases. Recovered community cases refer to persons who were previously COVID-19 positive and in self-isolation at home, and subsequently met the discharge criteria and were released from self-isolation. The Ministry also notes that there are currently seventy-eight (78) COVID-19 positive patients being treated at Hospitals:
Among the patients at Couva, five (5) are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and five (5) are in the High Dependency Unit (HDU). There are also currently five (5) COVID-19 positive patients in step-down/transition facilities - all at UWI, Debe. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.  The latest update from UWI Seismic Research Centre at 6am this morning (Thursday 15th April 2021) notes that La Soufrière Volcano continues to erupt explosively and generate Pyroclastic Density Currents (PDCs). These are hot (200°C - 700°C), ground-hugging flows of ash and debris. The Volcano’s current pattern of explosions appears to be episodic (stop-start) with increasing periods between eruptions and less energy. The scene in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has been described as resembling a “battle zone” since the first eruption of La Soufrière Volcano on 9th April 2021. According to the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), nearly 7,000 persons are in shelters across SVG as of 10pm last night - 4,117 in public shelters and 2,875 in private shelters. Meanwhile, health authorities in SVG are concerned about a possible outbreak of COVID-19 in evacuation centers. La Soufrière Scientific Update 15/04/21 - 6am 1. Seismic activity at La Soufrière continued to follow the established pattern with bands of tremor about between thirteen (13) and fifteen (15) hours apart separated by swarms of small long-period earthquakes. 2. The latest band of tremor started at about 2:30am and was associated with increased venting. 3. The Volcano continues to erupt explosively and has now begun to generate Pyroclastic Density Currents - hot (200°C - 700°C), ground-hugging flows of ash and debris. 4. Its current pattern of explosions appears to be episodic (stop-start) with increasing periods between eruptions and less energy. 5. Explosions and accompanying ashfall, of similar or larger magnitude, are likely to continue to occur over the next few days impacting Saint Vincent and neighbouring islands. 6. The Volcano is at alert level Red. La Soufrière Scientific Update 14/04/21 - 6pm 1. Seismic activity at La Soufrière, Saint Vincent continued to follow the pattern established yesterday. 2. Bands of tremor about fourteen (14) hours apart, separated by swarms of small, long-period (LP) earthquakes. 3. The latest band of tremor occurred at about 11:35am and, as before, was associated with an episode of explosive activity. 4. The explosions produced were gas-rich and did not rise as energetically as previous explosions. 5. No Pyroclastic Density Currents were produced. 6. The Volcano continues to erupt explosively and has now begun to generate Pyroclastic Density Currents. 7. Its current pattern of explosions appears to be episodic (stop-and-go) with longer periods between explosions and less energy. 8. Explosions and accompanying ashfall, of similar or larger magnitude, are likely to continue to occur over the next few days. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.
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