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Doctor Musa says it may soon be time for measures to be put in place that are specific to Belize City, considering the increasing daily number of positive cases coming out of these densely populated communities. He also cautioned young people in particular to take COVID-19 seriously. Dr. Mark Musa, Internist “If we are […]
Written on August 11, 2021 | Posted in
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The verdict is in: not only does Belize have the Delta variant of COVID, we also have three others. This evening, the Ministry of Health and Wellness announced that test results from samples sent to Baylor College of Medicine in Texas are back after weeks of waiting. From a total of eighty-one people diagnosed as […]
Written on August 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Not surprisingly, most of the news coming from this week’s cabinet meeting centered on the COVID-19 epidemic. But it seems the government will move away from its strategy of simply encouraging Belizeans to get vaccinated and may take a stronger approach. According to the weekly cabinet brief, the Prime Minister and his cabinet have asked […]
Written on August 10, 2021 | Posted in
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And while our fears that the Delta variant is present in Belize have been confirmed, today the attorney for the Belize Police Association, Dickie Bradley told News Five that sending home police officers for not presenting their COVID vaccination cards or a COVID negative test result may be worse than not. Bradley was making reference […]
Written on August 10, 2021 | Posted in
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A number of police officers contacted News Five today to say they had been sent home this morning. While they would not appear on camera, attorney Dickie Bradley says that up to now, the number of police officers who remain unvaccinated stands in the hundreds. He says they have a valid concern about their inability […]
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And while the test results from Baylor University confirmed that a number of COVID variants are indeed present in Belize, and have been here for months, there is one of particular concern for the unvaccinated. The lambda variant has been spreading rapidly in South America since its earliest documented samples were detected a year ago […]
Written on August 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Some cyclists who were set to represent Belize in the Dominican Republic this week were unable to join the larger delegation when they tested positive for COVID-19. News Five has confirmed with the President of the Belize Cycling Federation, Orson Butler that the delegation of thirteen cyclists heading to the Dominican Republic all tested negative […]
Written on August 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner was back on the job today after days of being in isolation for his COVID infection. The mayor told News Five that he tested negative for the virus on Monday, exactly fourteen days after he had tested positive. Mayor Wagner was one of eight people at City Hall who have […]
Written on August 10, 2021 | Posted in
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And while there may be some vaccine hesitancy in the public sector, as many as ninety-two percent of all B.T.L. employees have received their first COVID inoculation. It’s an impressive number, considering that almost five hundred persons are under the company’s employ. Notwithstanding their individual roles, B.T.L. employees, like others in the public and private […]
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The Carnival Vista Cruise Line returned to Galveston port in Texas on Saturday with what it termed a “small outbreak” onboard after it left Cozumel, Mexico. The outbreak was detected just days after the ship had departed Belize last Wednesday. Carnival has implemented strict COVID guidelines, such as mask requirements for everyone onboard, including the […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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A Catholic nun from Texas who had been Benque Viejo since 2017 died over the weekend from complications caused by COVID-19. Sister Maria of Merciful Love Medina had been serving as the Mother Superior in the Joseph’s Convent in Benque Viejo del Carmen, and taught Religion at Mount Carmel High School. But in the latter […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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The last we heard, almost sixty percent of the Belize Police Department has been vaccinated so far. But does statutory instrument seventy-four of 2021 that speaks to getting vaccinated or presenting test results biweekly apply to police officers, who are also considered frontline workers? Multiple reports have been made to our tipline about police officers […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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Plans for a U.D.P. convention to select a caretaker for Belmopan have been rejected by the Minister of Health and Wellness who has cited concerns about large social gatherings, amid a third wave of COVID-19 infections. Former area representative John Saldivar was set to run against former mayor Khalid Belisle this Sunday in an event […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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The eligibility of John Saldivar as a candidate for the United Democratic Party has been called into question by party leader Patrick Faber. He is on record stating that special permission would have to be granted by the National Party Council to allow the former area rep to run for office in the next general […]
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The Central Health Region has identified two more positive cases of COVID-19 among employees at the Belize City Council. This brings the total number of positive cases at City Hall to six, including Mayor Bernard Wagner. This afternoon, Deputy Regional Health Manager, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa told News Five that while they have detected these six […]
Written on August 6, 2021 | Posted in
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And in other regional news, authorities in Guyana are working to secure COVID-19 vaccines for children ahead of the start of their school year in September. They already have vaccination legislation in place to help the process. Here’s more from Caribbean Week in Review. [Guyana working to secure COVID-19 vaccines for children…]
Written on August 6, 2021 | Posted in
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The country is in its third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as the number of positive cases continues to rise. As of Wednesday, there are now four hundred and thirty-two active cases, three hundred and thirty-eight COVID-related deaths have been recorded and there are ten active hospitalizations. But of those active cases, only twenty-one are […]
Written on August 5, 2021 | Posted in
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Over one hundred thousand people have received at least a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while fifty-three thousand have been fully vaccinated. As we found out today, the Corozal District is recording the highest percentage of vaccinations for the country. Dr. Angela Gilharry, Medical Chief of Staff, Corozal Community Hospital “From the very beginning […]
Written on August 5, 2021 | Posted in
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The U.S. Government today donated one hundred thousand dollars worth of medical supplies, including P.P.E.s, to the Corozal Community Hospital. But as we found out today, Belize has also been tapped to receive a donation of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines courtesy of the U.S. Government. Andie De Arment, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy […]
Written on August 5, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, a closing ceremony was held at the Corozal Community Hospital as a U.S. military surgical team from the Joint Task Force-Bravo completed about a dozen surgeries. It is part of the U.S. Southern Command’s Global Health Engagements initiative for the region. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Medical and surgical missions […]
Written on August 5, 2021 | Posted in
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With rising COVID cases in different parts of Belize and clusters in certain spots, Deputy Regional Health Manager of the Central Health Region, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa says that people should be taking precautions voluntarily to stay indoors and to venture out only when it is necessary. Doctor Diaz spoke to News Five today on the […]
Written on August 4, 2021 | Posted in
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On Thursday, the Central Health Region is conducting COVID tests on several employees of the Belize City Council after at least four of their colleagues have tested positive for the virus. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, Deputy Regional Health Manager, Central Health Region “Just between yesterday and today we’ve been actually involved testing persons from City […]
Written on August 4, 2021 | Posted in
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In addition to the public health measures and the proper wearing of face masks, Doctor Diaz-Musa also discourages employers from having extended meetings, lunches and other gatherings with their staff so as to keep the number of new infections low. Since February, the number of COVID cases has risen from under fifty to around four […]
Written on August 4, 2021 | Posted in
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The United Kingdom has begun delivering nine million doses of coronavirus vaccine to what they term “the most vulnerable countries.” On Tuesday, Belize got its share, some forty-two thousand doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The B.B.C. reports that Kenya, Jamaica and Indonesia are among the countries receiving the vaccines. Last month, during a […]
Written on August 4, 2021 | Posted in
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This morning, vendors at Altun Ha told us that the police were there issuing warning to everyone who has booths at the site that come Monday, anyone who is not vaccinated will not be allowed to conduct business on the site. Voice of: Vendor, Altun Ha Archaeological site “There’s an elderly woman who works […]
Written on August 4, 2021 | Posted in
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