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Over the last few weeks, COVID-19 positive cases have been increasing drastically, pushing the country into its third wave of the pandemic. The overall positivity rate is up to eight point four and there are now three hundred and thirty-two deaths associated with COVID-19 in Belize. Going into the weekend, there were eight active hospitalizations, […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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It has been confirmed that at least one COVID-19 variant is in Belize, but which one has still not been determined and the Ministry of Health and Wellness is awaiting results from Baylor College where samples have been sent. There is speculation that it may be the Delta variant. While symptoms associated with COVID-19 were […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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While S.I. seventy-four puts in place quarantine regulations to mitigate the spread of the virus, Doctor Diaz-Musa implores residents to adhere to social distancing guidelines and to act responsibly. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, Deputy Regional Health Manager, Central Health Region “The virus moves when we move. The advice for us here at the Belize District, […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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Section eleven (one) of Statutory Instrument number seventy-four that was passed earlier this month has drawn concerns among some government workers who do not want to take the COVID vaccine. The new S.I. requires all frontline workers to get vaccinated or provide a negative COVID test result every two weeks, starting August first. A number of […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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As students get ready to fully return to face-to-face learning in the upcoming school year, the Ministry of Health and Wellness and UNICEF partnered to provide twenty-nine hand washing basins to rural primary schools in Toledo. Handwashing remains the primary line of defense against illness, especially for students too young to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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While there is proven scientific documentation on the efficacy of the Astra-Zeneca vaccine in fighting the COVID-19 virus, data on just how long this vaccine can be effective in the human body after its two doses have been administered is still pending. Studies are being conducted to determine this in the world and through Belize’s collaborative […]
Written on July 16, 2021 | Posted in
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Currently in Belize from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas is Dr Kristy Murray, a medical professor who has been collaborating with the Ministry of Health since 2017 on a number of health-related studies on pathogens and causes of a wide variety of diseases. Hence when COVID-19 hit, we already had the infrastructure in place […]
Written on July 16, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize Defense Force has issued a statement on a video in wide circulation on social media which purports to show a soldier being possessed by a spirit. Described as an exorcism by many who have watched the short clip, the press release confirms that the incident happened on Tuesday night and that it was […]
Written on July 16, 2021 | Posted in
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This morning, News Five caught up with Commissioner of Police Chester Williams in Dangriga as he is accompanying the Minister of Home Affairs on his country tour. ComPol Williams said that the department is investigating the antivaxxer group, Belize Rights and Justice Movement for violating quarantine regulations. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “I blame […]
Written on July 15, 2021 | Posted in
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Today New Five joined Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, Kareem Musa for a leg of his countrywide tour. This morning he was at Caye Caulker. We will have that story for you later in the newscast, but while we were with the minister we asked him for comment on the antivaxxer group, […]
Written on July 14, 2021 | Posted in
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In that same vein, Minister Musa told News Five that during his trip to the northern region, he found an astounding ninety percent of police officers in Orange Walk have been vaccinated. Figures also show a jump for law enforcement country wide, with forty percent of the police department vaccinated. Kareem Musa, Minister of […]
Written on July 14, 2021 | Posted in
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A flurry of disinformation about the coronavirus and the COVID-19 vaccines has prompted the Belize Medical and Dental Association to make a rare public denunciation of those perpetrating the false claims. Not only did the association president counter the fiction with facts, she also reminded those individuals purporting to be doctors in order to give […]
Written on July 13, 2021 | Posted in
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Doctor Wright contends many who are sceptical about vaccines are having their fears fuelled by misinformation. Dr. Uldine Wright, President, Belize Medical and Dental Association “We know that there are people who fearful of anything that is new. So they might have five hundred persons who are sceptical about the vaccine from before and […]
Written on July 13, 2021 | Posted in
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Doctor Wright also addressed claims that Statutory Instrument 74 makes vaccination mandatory. She says the medical experts within the Belize Medical and Dental Association agree this is a deceptive narrative. Dr. Uldine Wright, President, Belize Medical and Dental Association “And they come with the point of their rights, if they want to be vaccinated […]
Written on July 13, 2021 | Posted in
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They may be reading a lot of conspiracy posts and pseudo-scientific reports online, or are just not sure about COVID-19 vaccinations themselves, but today a group of anti-vaxxers launched what they are calling a “movement” to object to the recent requirement by the Government of Belize that frontline workers must get vaccinated against COVID-19 by […]
Written on July 12, 2021 | Posted in
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Experts at the Ministry of Health have responded to the anti-vaxxers claims today, contending that the sheer volume of vaccines administered—over three point three billion doses worldwide—should speak for itself. They say COVID vaccines in Belize are part of a global response and no one is experimenting on Belizeans. Dr. Natalia Largaespada Beer, Maternal […]
Written on July 12, 2021 | Posted in
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While many Belizeans spent the last two weeks concerned about the Delta variant of COVID-19 and wondering whether or not it is in Belize, it seems the Epsilon variant has been among us since March. That’s right, since March. Over the weekend, the Minister of Health and Wellness confirmed to News Five that the variant […]
Written on July 12, 2021 | Posted in
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As it relates to pregnant and breastfeeding women, the Ministry of Health and Wellness will begin to administer vaccine to these women because according to Doctor Beer, the data shows that it is safe to do so. Dr. Natalia Largaespada Beer, Maternal & Child Health Technical Advisor, M.O.H.W. “In regards to pregnant women and […]
Written on July 12, 2021 | Posted in
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Belize’s borders with neighbouring Mexico and Guatemala remain closed as both countries are reporting a surge in COVID-19 cases over the past week. In Mexico, Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell acknowledged that they are facing a third wave. Mexico reportedly saw a skyrocketing of COVID cases with over nine thousand, four hundred COVID-related deaths in […]
Written on July 9, 2021 | Posted in
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With as many as ten COVID-19 variants across the world, some Belizeans are questioning the effectiveness of the vaccines against these variants. That is one of the questions we posed to Senior Medical Technician at the Central Medical Lab, Aldo Sosa earlier this week. Aldo Sosa, Senior Medical Technician, Central Lab “While we all […]
Written on July 9, 2021 | Posted in
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A father is appealing to the public to help save his daughter’s life. About five weeks ago, twenty-four-year-old Yesenia Anaya fell ill and was diagnosed with a rare condition called Guillain-Barre (Gee-yan- Bar) syndrome. It has paralyzed Anaya who is now hospitalized with mounting medical bills that the family cannot afford. Alejandro Anaya, Father of […]
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In news from this week’s Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister is in the United States to meet the U.N. Secretary-General, António Guterres for discussions on climate change, Belize’s work on the Economic and Social Council, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory, which is now before the International Court of Justice. Deputy […]
Written on July 8, 2021 | Posted in
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President of the Belize National Teachers Union, Elena Smith says the Government of Belize is going through the backdoor to make it mandatory for teachers and other frontline workers to get vaccinated. To date, approximately sixty percent of teachers across the country have been vaccinated. A new statutory instrument now mandates that teachers and frontline […]
Written on July 7, 2021 | Posted in
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We also found out that President Smith has not yet taken the Covid-19 vaccine. She spoke to News Five about her reasons, and asserted that everyone has their own choice to make. Paul Lopez “On a personal level, have you gotten the vaccination as yet?” Senator Elena Smith, National President, B.N.T.U. “Not as […]
Written on July 7, 2021 | Posted in
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Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa today responded to questions about the new quarantine regulations requiring biweekly results of a COVID-19 test if frontline workers do not get vaccinated by August first. As we reported on Tuesday, there was concern that employers may threaten staff with termination if they are unwilling to get take the […]
Written on July 7, 2021 | Posted in
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