Speaking today (Wednesday 21st September 2022) at what turned out to be the last COVID-19 virtual Press Conference (for now), Minister of Health, Terrence Deyalsingh, announced the Ministry will no longer host these weekly live updates. He said the decision came in light of favourable circumstances with the country's outbreak.
Minister Deyalsingh noted that a relatively low seven-day rolling average of 130 new cases, a decreased positivity rate of 21.7%, decreasing Hospital occupancy with just ten (10) patients currently in ICU, and the lowest number of active cases in recent times (4,259), all contributed to the decision. ”We feel fairly comfortable that there is no immediate threat to the healthcare system, we have decided that today's Press Conference in this format will be the last of the series of Press Conferences we've been having over the past two and a half years,” he said. The Minister assured that should any urgent developments present themselves, a physical Press Conference will be held at the Ministry of Health, “as needed when needed.” Although he admitted it was a sombre moment having to say goodbye to the series which lasted almost two and a half years, he said it was a necessary move. ”At the Ministry of Health, we want to move on to dealing with other issues like our blood donation drive, our NCDs, mental health and so on, so we need to re-prioritize and re-focus,” he said. Minister Deyalsinngh thanked the media practitioners for attending the conferences, especially those who were frequent attendees. He also thanked healthcare workers for their efforts during the Pandemic. Even though the World Health Organization's Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said recently that the ”end is in sight” for the Pandemic, and United States President, Joe Biden, declared it was over, Minister Deyalsingh said he does not share the same sentiment for T&T. “The Pandemic is not over in my view, in the Trinidad and Tobago context,” he said. ”A Pandemic does not really have a defined end date because what is going to happen with COVID-19...is most likely like Influenza, like Swine Flu, which I had…it's going to become endemic. So it may not necessarily be over where you have no COVID anywhere in the world or in Trinidad and Tobago. It is going to be part of our public health landscape,” the Minister said. [Source: T&T Guardian] We are a small operation. If you've found our articles to be informative, please consider supporting us via PayPal or buying us a coffee. Your contribution is incredibly appreciated and goes a long way. Simply sharing our articles also helps us. Sign up for our free WhatsApp Alerts to be notified as soon as we post breaking news. NEW! Check out our Merchandise Store for high-quality t-shirts, hats and more!
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