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As a measure of showing its commitment to Belize in the fight against COVID-19, today the C.D.C., through the U.S. Embassy in Belize, donated cold chain equipment to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The ultra-low temperature freezer can store vaccines, like the Pfizer vaccine, that require storage temperatures reaching below negative seventy degrees Celsius. […]
Written on June 24, 2021 | Posted in
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The Central Health Region Dental Department today officially reopened the dental clinic at Cleopatra White Polyclinic II in Belize City. The dental clinic was closed back in May of last year due to financial constraints but renovations began back in March 2019. Services at the newly renovated dental clinic include examination, medication, surgical extraction, and minor […]
Written on June 24, 2021 | Posted in
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As you saw just now, the Ministry of Health and Wellness reopened the newly renovated dental clinic at the Cleopatra White Polyclinic in Belize City. But the dental services scaled down for an extended period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Health Michel Chebat says that although there are still COVID-19 exposure concerns, they […]
Written on June 24, 2021 | Posted in
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During his presentation at today’s event in Orange Walk, PM Briceño encouraged Belizeans to go get vaccinated. He says he already got his first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine. With over two hundred thousand doses of vaccine already in country, and an anticipated one hundred thousand plus doses expected to arrive in country shortly, PM […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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In COVID-19 news, Cuba says it has developed two vaccines. They claim one of them, Abdala, is over ninety percent effective, while the other Soberana Two is sixty percent effective. While the vaccines haven’t been cleared by the World Health Organization, Cuba has administered a single dose of the Abdala to four million of its […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Since it started the COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout, the Ministry of Health’s goal has been to get two hundred and fifty-one thousand Belizeans over the age of eighteen fully vaccinated. But three months later, only eight percent of this population has taken advantage of the vaccinations being offered. To increase these numbers, the M.O.H.W. is looking […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has received some much needed equipment for COVID-19 patients. The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization and the Government of Canada donated six High-Flow Nasal Cannula systems and two advanced Patient Monitors with carbon dioxide and invasive blood pressure monitoring. The gift included the needed accessories. A release from PAHO says, […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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An employee of the Youth Department has tested positive for COVID-19. This has pushed the DYS to test a number of employees who came in contact with the individual. According to a press release, the senior staff member is attached to the Corozal branch. This was cause for concern, however, because earlier this week, he […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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As a result of this infected staff member, the DYS has taken the precaution of closing the office for a week and to get staff members who came in contact with the patient tested. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Youth “In order for us to ensure that there is no spread we have also asked […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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Several businesses have been conducting their own COVID-19 vaccination drives. Today at the Gordon House compound on Coney Drive in Belize City, RF&G Insurance collaborated with its partners to hold a vaccination and wellness clinic for the public. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting As early as seven-thirty this morning, residents came […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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With only twenty percent of Belize’s police force getting their vaccination against COVID-19, despite being eligible from the earliest phases, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams today rolled up his sleeve and took the jab. News Five’s Paul Lopez was there when the ComPol and a crop of new recruits got vaccinated. Paul Lopez, Reporting […]
Written on June 17, 2021 | Posted in
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And police officers are clearly at risk. In fact, News Five learned today that an officer from the Orange Walk Police formation has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. The department is closely monitoring the situation, as several officers have since been sent home while they await the results of their PCR test. With eighty percent […]
Written on June 17, 2021 | Posted in
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And for their part, is the Belize Defence Force using training opportunities as a means of forcing soldiers to take the vaccine? That’s a complaint that came to News Five where some soldiers felt that they were being forced to take the vaccine or else training and other professional development courses would be withheld. They […]
Written on June 17, 2021 | Posted in
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Last week we told you about group of up to thirty-five Filipino nurses who have resigned, or will be resigning from the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital to seek employment in other countries. One Filipino nurse who spoke to News Five told us many of the nurses are discouraged because they are being asked to pay […]
Written on June 17, 2021 | Posted in
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The Nurses and Midwives Council of Belize has issued a statement on temporary nursing licenses and licensure examination following the controversy over foreign nurses departing Belize. The council says it would like to clarify certain statements made in the media about the process since they are the licensing and registering body for all nurses and […]
Written on June 17, 2021 | Posted in
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The Commissioner of Police is sending a strong warning to anyone hosting social gatherings contrary to COVID-19 regulations. This includes those individuals and companies who have become creative and are now hosting parties on boats out at sea. ComPol Williams says the police department is working with the Belize Coast Guard and they will find […]
Written on June 17, 2021 | Posted in
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The mass resignation of Filipino nurses from the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital directly threatens the existing workforce at the national referral facility. It is anticipated that by the end of this month, as many as thirty-three caregivers will have tendered their resignations in order to pursue a career elsewhere outside of the country. When we […]
Written on June 15, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Doctor Sosa, the hospital is banking on a compassion of young nurses to fill the void that will be left upon the departure of the Filipino nurses. Should the situation be exacerbated by an all-out rash of COVID-19 cases, the K.H.M.H. chair says that the hospital will be forced to hire at least […]
Written on June 15, 2021 | Posted in
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Coupled with the departure of the Filipino nurses, the K.H.M.H. is also experiencing a change at the management level where contracts for the Chief Executive Officer, as well as four other senior positions have come to an end. It is similarly expected that in the weeks ahead, a new C.E.O. will be named and the […]
Written on June 15, 2021 | Posted in
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It is World Blood Donor Day and the Belize National Blood Transfusion Services need safe blood and blood products for transfusion. Your voluntary blood donation to the bank contributes to its hundred percent blood donation target. Supervisor Adrian Martinez told News Five where they stand with donations at the moment. Adrian Martinez, Supervisor, Belize […]
Written on June 15, 2021 | Posted in
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To increase its voluntary blood donations, the National Blood Transfusion Services is calling on the young to voluntarily donate blood. Martinez says young people have the potential to contribute healthier blood, to save many lives. Adrian Martinez, Supervisor, Belize National Blood Transfusion Services “As we see it right now the crisis is worldwide. The […]
Written on June 15, 2021 | Posted in
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The Government of Mexico has donated one hundred thousand doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Belize. A small ceremony was held at the Phillip Goldson International Airport on Sunday where the Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat expressed gratitude. Also present at the ceremony was H.E. Martha Zamarripa Rivas, Ambassador of Mexico to Belize. […]
Written on June 14, 2021 | Posted in
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With the donation, Belize now has approximately one hundred and fifteen thousand doses of COVID-19 vaccines in county. But while the COVID-19 vaccines keeps coming in, the reality is that more than two hundred and thirty thousand Belizeans are yet to be fully vaccinated for the Ministry of Health and Wellness to reach its target. […]
Written on June 14, 2021 | Posted in
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An additional batch of COVID-19 vaccine will arrive next week through the COVAX facility. To date, more than seventy thousand Belizeans have received their first shot. Dr. Natalia Largaespada Beer, Maternal & Child Health Technical Advisor, M.O.H.W. “We are expecting thirty-three thousand, six thousand in July from COVAX. And then, probably by early next […]
Written on June 14, 2021 | Posted in
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Of the seventy-two thousand Belizeans who have already received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, up to sixteen thousand have received their second and final shot. Doctor Beer says vaccination hesitancy is not an issue among persons scheduled for a second dose. On the contrary, some are showing up too early for their second jab. […]
Written on June 14, 2021 | Posted in
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