The Ministry of Health held its daily virtual Press Conference at 10am today (Thursday 30th April 2020) to update the public on the latest developments with COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago. Below are are the key points discussed today: - COVID-19 Update for T&T:
- The following is the update on persons across the various COVID-19 facilities:
- Minister of Health, Terrence Deyalsingh, gave an update on Surveillance Testing in T&T, stating that as of yesterday afternoon, 212 tests were conducted, all of which returned with a negative result. - Responding to a question posed regarding the business community’s optimism in the country’s readiness to rescind lockdown measures, Minister Deyalsingh said that Government continues to be guided by the advice of the medical experts and the decision to lift restrictions lies with the Prime Minister. - Minister Deyalsingh also provided a figure for the cost of outfitting the National Racquet Centre as a quarantine facility, which was approximately TT $1 - 1.5 Million. - Professor of Molecular Genetics and Virology, Dr. Christine Carrington gave an in-depth description of the COVID-19 virus. Dr. Carrington explained that patients are not “re-infected” by the virus, in fact, small fragments of the virus remain in their systems which could lead to a positive test result later on. The doctor highlighted that persons that fall in this category do not have enough virus in their systems to be infectious. - Dr. Carrington appealed to elderly citizens to get vaccinated against the flu, as it would protect them from battling 2 viruses if they were unfortunate enough to contract COVID-19. - Dr. Carrington also explained that viruses are infectious agents which have to get inside a cell, then replicate, where bacteria can multiply and divide outside of cells. She went on to say that this fundamental difference is why anti-viral drugs are much less common than antibiotics, as researchers have to find a way to locate and target viruses without damaging the host’s cells. - Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at U.W.I, Professor Terrence Seemungal, discussed a World Health Organization (WHO) study called “Solidarity,” that will look at therapy options for the COVID-19 virus. T&T is one of the countries included in this study that will ask patients to voluntarily allow themselves to be treated by a randomly selected drug, chosen to combat COVID-19. - When asked about final year students at U.W.I Mona joining the fight against COVID-19, Professor Seemungal stated that the Mona students are NOT on the frontline, but assisting in Contact Tracing phone calls. He added that at this point in time, medical students in T&T do not need to get involved, as the Ministry of Health has the situation under control. Watch the Press Conference below in its entirety. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.
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