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She is well known as the General Manager for Corporate Customer Relations Services at the Social Security Board. But, over the weekend, the news broke that Chandra Nisbet-Cansino has been chosen as the new C.E.O. of the K.H.M.H. Her appointment comes just days after the previous choice of Doctor Michael Tewes was met with such […]
Written on September 27, 2021 | Posted in
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As incoming C.E.O., Cansino says that there are many priorities at the K.H.M.H. – in the short-term, the COVID-19 pandemic, but then there must be a shift in services it offers and in public perception, which often has a negative view of the national referral hospital. Chandra Cansino, Incoming C.E.O., K.H.M.H. “The COVID-19 situation; […]
Written on September 27, 2021 | Posted in
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In COVID-19 news, a total of eleven pregnant women have died since the beginning of 2021, with the latest death on Friday. Five of those deaths are due to COVID-19. This is compared to 2020, when two pregnant women died due to COVID-19 complications, showing just how deadly the Delta variant is. On a slightly […]
Written on September 27, 2021 | Posted in
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This morning’s Open Your Eyes also looked at the fear among some pregnant women about seeking public health care during the pandemic. They may be afraid of contracting COVID-19 during their visit to the doctor for a scheduled check-up. Maternal and Child Health Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Doctor Natalia Beer, […]
Written on September 27, 2021 | Posted in
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There are one thousand, nine hundred and twenty-eight active cases of COVID-19 across the country and majority of those new infections are being recorded in Belize District. Notwithstanding stiffer public health measures to curb the infection rate being experienced during this third wave, the numbers keep increasing. Earlier today, Deputy Regional Manager, Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, […]
Written on September 24, 2021 | Posted in
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The mortality rate for persons who have been fully vaccinated is also on the rise, but not as fast as it is for persons who are unvaccinated. While the total number of COVID casualties stands at four hundred and two, only eight persons who were fully vaccinated have succumbed to the deadly virus. According to […]
Written on September 24, 2021 | Posted in
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A mother of four, including a newborn, succumbed to COVID-19 earlier today at the Belize Healthcare Partners Limited. Cindy Flowers, a resident of Placencia, becomes the latest expectant mother to pass away after a bout with the disease. Earlier this week, a GoFundMe page was established in order to raise funds for Cindy. On Thursday […]
Written on September 24, 2021 | Posted in
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Now tourist destinations such as San Pedro, Caye Caulker, Hopkins and Placencia, curfew begins at nine p.m. and not seven o’clock like the rest of the country. While residents are allowed to spend time at resorts across the country, ComPol breaks down what will be expected of them who will be traversing the various highways […]
Written on September 24, 2021 | Posted in
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As of September twenty-fourth, there are one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight active COVID-19 cases; thirty-six hospitalizations and thirteen ICU patients. There are also four hundred and two deaths recorded. Of those active cases, sixty are within the Belize Police Department, with another forty under investigation and pending results. While he dispelled information circulating of […]
Written on September 24, 2021 | Posted in
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But what about the vaccination rate within the police department? On October first, the new regulations come into effect and will be enforced by police officers. ComPol Chester Williams says that the provisions of the S.I. will be enforced and unvaccinated officers must produce a negative PCR or rapid test every two weeks. Chester […]
Written on September 24, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (BAPSS) is partnering with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health and Wellness to support vaccination days at high school campuses and community centers for youth ages twelve to seventeen. BAPSS recognizes that vaccinating students is an important measure that can […]
Written on September 24, 2021 | Posted in
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We’ve been reporting on the physical and emotional toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has been having on frontline healthcare workers. Personnel from the COVID-19 units would go hours on end caring for patients – some to their last breath – and then have to do it all over again the next day. The mental health […]
Written on September 23, 2021 | Posted in
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In the COVID-19 Unit at the K.H.M.H., there are twenty-six nurses, seven patient care assistants, six attendants and about ten to twelve doctors who work on a shift basis. Nursing Supervisor Kereen Birch hones in on the struggles that these frontline healthcare workers have been going through and Nurse Casilda Bowman shares how this will […]
Written on September 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, News Five received reports from Crooked Tree Village of staffing issues at its health center. During an interview with the Deputy Regional Health Manager for the Central Health Region, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa, we asked her about the struggles of dealing with COVID in rural Belize District. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, Deputy Regional […]
Written on September 23, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness has spoken at length about COVID-19 health measures, such as wearing your mask, washing your hands and physical distancing, as means of preventing the spread of the virus. While Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa reemphasizes what needs to be done by residents to protect themselves from COVID-19 and its variants, she […]
Written on September 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Twenty-six persons were issued certificates of completion, having successfully participated in a first-of-its-kind autism program. Among the participants were teachers and parents who acquired much needed information on how to care for a child who falls within the spectrum. News Five was there for the award ceremony. Here’s that report. Christy Castillo Almeida, Founder/Executive […]
Written on September 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Tonight on COVID Chronicles, we bring you the story of forty-three-year-old Keith Yearwood, a COVID hospitalization survivor. Yearwood, a diabetic, was rushed to the COVID Unit at the KHMH when he began experiencing difficulties breathing. His cases were among the most severe. He told News Five’s Paul Lopez what it was like spending two days […]
Written on September 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Active COVID-19 cases continue to increase daily. The data up to Monday indicates that there are one thousand, seven hundred and thirty-three active cases and of that amount, eight hundred and ten are in the Belize District. There are twenty-five active hospitalizations and seven ICU admissions. Over the weekend, six new deaths were reported, bringing […]
Written on September 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting an uptake in vaccination ahead of the October first change in policy. Over the last few weeks, persons, including children ages twelve to seventeen, have been getting inoculated with one of the four available COVID vaccines in the country. The data shows that one hundred and eighty-four […]
Written on September 22, 2021 | Posted in
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While only one dose of the Janssen vaccine is recommended, all other vaccines are two doses. Doctor Diaz-Musa stresses that you are not fully vaccinated until fourteen days after that second shot. If you haven’t received your second jab, the additional layer of protection is not there and you remain vulnerable. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, […]
Written on September 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize Coast Guard is a law enforcement agency that is taking no chances with COVID-19. So far, ninety-two percent of the military organization has been vaccinated and there are only five of its members that are currently infected with the virus. Commandant Captain Elton Bennett says that they have procedures in place to address […]
Written on September 22, 2021 | Posted in
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To date, there are more than seventeen hundred active COVID-19 cases across the nation, with Belize District experiencing community spread for the past two weeks. More than three hundred persons have died from COVID since the onset of the pandemic. At the current rate, the health system is being overwhelmed with severe and critical COVID-19 […]
Written on September 22, 2021 | Posted in
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As we have reported, San Pedro and Caye Caulker are among the communities enjoying certain exemptions from the recent COVID-19 regulations. On Monday, we spoke with Area Representative Andre Perez, for Belize Rural South, who told us that San Pedro is not out of the woods. In fact, there are seventy-five active cases on the […]
Written on September 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Perhaps, a further silver lining for these two tourist communities, amidst the pandemic, is their high vaccination uptake. According to Perez, eighty percent of Caye Caulker’s population has been vaccinated. Meanwhile, up to fifty percent of the population in San Pedro has also taken the vaccine. Andre Perez, Area Representative, Belize Rural “I am […]
Written on September 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Undocumented immigrants are another vulnerable population that is being considered for vaccination. According to Perez, undocumented immigrants are often fearful of visiting a vaccine center because of their status. He has given assurance that undocumented immigrants will not be penalized when they visit a vaccination center. Andre Perez, Area Representative, Belize Rural South “That […]
Written on September 22, 2021 | Posted in
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