Prime Minister Keith Rowley held a Press Conference at 2:30pm this afternoon (Saturday 27th March 2021) to discuss several important issues affecting Trinidad and Tobago, including the recent spike in COVID-19 cases. Below are the key points discussed today, courtesy of TTT Live Online: - Minister of Health, Terrence Deyalsingh, announced that if all goes as planned, the 33,600 COVID-19 vaccine doses from the COVAX facility are scheduled to arrive in T&T on Tuesday 30th March 2021 at 6:10pm. - Minister Deyalsingh also indicated that the doses will be distributed over the Easter weekend to twenty-one (21) sites across the country with 3,000 doses designated for Tobago. The Health Minister went on to announce that the national vaccination roll-out is set to start on Tuesday 6th April 2021. - The Health Minister reiterated that the first priority for this tranche of vaccines are healthcare workers and persons over 60 years of age with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The Minister indicated that persons over 60 with NCDs in the public healthcare system will receive their vaccines on their clinic days while persons in that category outside of the public healthcare system will be able to receive vaccines on non-clinic days by appointment. - Minister Deyalsingh concluded by stating that those receiving vaccines are asked to walk with their vaccination cards so that receipt of the dose will be recorded on it along with the date for their second dose. - Prime Minister Keith Rowley appealed to the population to not get tired of the COVID-19 Regulations and begin to flout them. He reiterated that we are NOT in a post-Pandemic period. The Prime Minister issued a warning to persons that previously received COVID-19 support cheques from the Government, that there are no more resources available to hand-out more cheques, should things take a turn for the worse. - The Prime Minister announced that if the numbers remain good after the Easter period, senior primary school students will be able to return to face-to-face classes. - Prime Minister Rowley issued a call to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) to enforce the COVID-19 Regulations with enthusiasm, for those bent on ignoring the restrictions on gatherings and mandatory mask wearing. - P.M Rowley firmly stated that there is no CARICOM country that has been able to buy vaccines as the product is NOT available for commercial trade. The Prime Minister went on to say that if persons offering the Government vaccines cannot say for sure what the source is, the Government will not be entertaining these parties. He concluded his point by indicating that the Government is only dealing with authorised and certified support. 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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