Prime Minister Keith Rowley held a Press Conference at 2:30pm this afternoon (Saturday 31st July 2021) to update the public on the latest decisions made by Government with respect to COVID-19 restrictions in Trinidad and Tobago. Below are the key points discussed today, courtesy of TTT Live Online: - Prime Minister Keith Rowley issued a call to personal service workers like caretakers, and gardeners along with hairdressers, barbers and masseurs to get vaccinated in the hopes that they would be able to return to work in two (2) weeks’ time. - Prime Minister Rowley also indicated that if the retail sector becomes heavily vaccinated, they can be cautiously re-opened in about two (2) weeks. - The Prime Minister stated that due to the socialization aspect of bars, they cannot be re-opened at this time. However, Prime Minister Rowley said that Finance Minister Colm Imbert will be asked to offer further assistance to people who earn a living from bars. - P.M Rowley confirmed that there is to be no change to the 9pm to 5am curfew at this time. - Prime Minister Rowley indicated that T&T has enough vaccine doses to immunize approximately 600,000 people. - Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Roshan Parasram, stated that 90.4% of High Dependency Unit (HDU) admissions were unvaccinated persons with 9.6% being partially-vaccinated. 84.4% of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admissions were unvaccinated with 15.6% being partially-vaccinated and 96.9% of deaths were unvaccinated persons with 3.1% being partially-vaccinated. - The Chief Medical Officer indicated that there have been no fully-vaccinated persons admitted to HDU, ICU or among the recorded COVID-19 related deaths in T&T. - Technical Director of Epidemiology, Dr. Avery Hinds, indicated that COVID-19 cases are continuing to slightly increase across T&T with the current positivity at 27%. - Principal Medical Officer of Institutions, Dr. Maryam Abdool-Richards, stated that as of 8am this morning, there are 399 patients hospitalized across the parallel healthcare system which adds up to 39% total occupancy - with Trinidad at 38% and Tobago at 46%. Dr. Richards also stated that Ward level occupancy is at 37% with ICU at 64% and HDU at 58%. - Minister of Health, Terrence Deyalsingh, announced that to date, 388,805 persons have received one (1) dose of a COVID-19 vaccine with 194,710 persons receiving both doses. Minister Deyalsingh indicated that excluding the roughly 400,00 persons that are ineligible for vaccination, there are currently over 600,000 persons who have yet to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. - Minister Deyalsingh announced that in preparation for the Delta variant, thirty (30) more ICU Specialist Nurses have been brought in from Cuba and that some of them will be sent to Tobago. 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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