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The Ministry of Health held a virtual Press Conference at 11am this morning (Saturday 29th January 2022) to update the public on the latest developments with COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago. Below are the key points discussed today, courtesy of TTT Live Online: - Director of the Epidemiology Division at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Avery Hinds, says the rolling average of COVID-19 cases has increased in the latter half of January. However, he projected that Week 4 of 2022 will have fewer cases than Week 3. He also projected that January 2022 will end with 1,000 less cases than December 2021. Dr. Hinds reminded that there is a more transmissible variant in the population and urged people to follow the health protocols. - When asked about what seemed to be a decrease in COVID-19 deaths, Dr. Hinds said Officials cannot yet give a definitive reason for this but he said the “most likely” reason may be due to the Omicron variant which does not affect people as severely as the Delta variant. - CEO of the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA), Davlin Thomas, noted that the Larry Gomes Stadium drive-thru and walk-in vaccination site has seen some increase in the past few days. - Mr. Thomas said 359,400 doses of the various COVID-19 vaccines have been administered at the various NCRHA sites. Workers from Angostura, Pennywise, Courts, and Massy Stores were among those receiving vaccines at NCRHA sites. - Staff vaccination at NCRHA facilities has climbed from 48% to 81%. - The NCRHA has also launched a COVID-19 drive-thru screening service at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, where a Clinician performs a rapid, focused, in-vehicle assessment and provides health care/advice, and medication. This screening is by appointment only via the NCRHA’s Preview Checkup App. - Medical Director of the Arima General Hospital, Dr. Ravi Lala, spoke about Long COVID at today’s Press Conference. This is when a patient feels the effects of COVID-19 that continue for weeks or months beyond the initial illness. Symptoms of Long COVID can include the following:
- The Arima General Hospital has established a Clinic to deal with patients experiencing Long COVID. The process includes patients having a specialized referral after which there is a pre-visit screening where a phone call, prior to the Clinic visit, is made to help understand the patient ahead of time. - So far, the Long COVID Clinic has seen over 500 patients. For more information, email: [email protected]. If you missed the Press Conference, you can watch it below in its entirety. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates. [Source: TTT Live Online]
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