The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) just announced that Prime Minister Keith Rowley will host a Press Conference today (Saturday 28th August 2021) at 2:30pm at the Diplomatic Centre in St. Ann’s. What can we expect? Since the State of Emergency was first announced on 15th May 2021, Trinidad and Tobago has recorded a staggering 28,100 new cases and 991 deaths. The Government was able to pass the motion in Parliament on Wednesday (25th August 2021) to extend the State of Emergency by a further ninety (90) days, until 30th November 2021. The Ministry of Health reported 249 new cases yesterday along with nine (9) more unfortunate deaths. The country’s death toll has reached 1,267. The record for the most daily cases was set on 21st May 2021 with 708 cases and the record for most daily deaths was set on 18th May 2021 with twenty-three (23) deaths. There have been 5,188 new cases and 190 deaths so far in the month of August. The highly-transmissible and deadly Delta variant was confirmed in T&T on 11th August 2021 by the Ministry - with the first two (2) cases being recorded. There have since been three (3) additional confirmed cases, bringing the total to five (5). Prime Minister Rowley last hosted a Press Conference on 14th August 2021, exactly two (2) weeks ago, where he announced that the restrictions on personal services (barbers, hairdressers, nail technicians, domestic workers) will be lifted on 23rd August 2021. P.M Rowley encouraged persons working in this sector to get vaccinated if they haven't already. He also announced that along with the retail sector, CEPEP and URP workers will be allowed to go back to work from 16th August 2021. All NLCB booths were opened on 9th August 2021. All restaurants and food services re-opened on 19th July 2021 for curbside pickup, takeout, delivery, and drive-through only. Restricted outdoor activity, in groups of five (5) or less with physical distancing in place, was also allowed from that date. Team sport, however, was not given the green light. The Government also increased the public transport capacity from 50% to 75% and the entire manufacturing sector was re-opened on 12th July 2021, along with car dealerships. What will Prime Minister Rowley announce today? Given the Delta variant is now present in the country and vaccination levels are still not where they ought to be, it is unclear which direction the Prime Minister will choose - keep the status quo as-is, or continue to re-open other sectors of the economy. We are expected to find out more details today about the continuing vaccination roll-out. The Prime Minister will also heavily focus on the distribution plan of the Pfizer vaccines to eligible school children. The Ministry of Education announced recently that schools will NOT physically re-open on 6th September 2021. Instead, virtual classes are set to continue at the start of the new school year. However, the Prime Minister is hoping that if enough school children are inoculated soon, Forms 4, 5 and 6 may be able to return physically to school at a date as yet to be determined. What do you think the Prime Minister will announce today? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.
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