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The institution was among the first to be hit with the pandemic; at the start of the pandemic in Belize, former employee Hubert Pipersburgh contracted the virus and died. Several other employees have also successfully recovered from COVID-19. But with municipal campaigns in motion, there are concerns about the interaction between Councillor Castellanos with staff […]
Written on February 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Belize continues to push for its quota of vaccines through COVAX and other agencies. An initial shipment of vaccines is scheduled to arrive in-country by the end of the first quarter. According to Minister of Health and Wellness, Michel Chebat, twenty thousand vials of Sputnik 5 COVID-19 vaccines will also be accepted from Russia. […]
Written on February 5, 2021 | Posted in
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And while the public anxiously awaits that access to vaccines, Belize passed another sombre milestone on Thursday; there are over twelve thousand confirmed COVID-19 cases. Today’s report appears promising with only five persons testing positive out of the three hundred and fifty samples. However, there are one hundred and sixty persons under investigation. No one […]
Written on February 5, 2021 | Posted in
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The Minister of Enterprise spoke about improving economic activity in the Free Zone. That business activity may slow down in the week to come. That’s because the Governor or Quintana Roo, Carlos Manuel Joaquín González, announced this week that starting Monday the state’s status would be switching from light-medium risk yellow to high-risk level orange. […]
Written on February 5, 2021 | Posted in
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Health officials in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo have watched with concern the reopening of the Corozal Commercial Free Zone. The Mexican authorities estimate that about three thousand persons visited the zone on the day of the reopening. It is unclear, at this time, whether the state’s shift to high-risk status starting Monday will […]
Written on February 5, 2021 | Posted in
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Mexico has recorded the third highest number of COVID-19 deaths. Just Wednesday, the country had one thousand seven hundred and seven confirmed coronavirus deaths in one day. Last month, the new UK Variant was detected in that country. We asked Doctor Aguilar, who tests and treats COVID-19 patients in a public clinic in Chetumal, whether […]
Written on February 5, 2021 | Posted in
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In our ongoing series on K.H.M.H.’s response to COVID-19, as Belize’s only national referral hospital, we have covered several areas, including the establishment of a COVID Unit. We have also focused on the use and surcharge for personal protective equipment. Tonight we look at critical care and the cost of being admitted to the ward […]
Written on February 4, 2021 | Posted in
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Belize’s access to the coveted COVID-19 vaccine is progressing. The first batch of vaccines should be available in about two months. The Ministry of Health and Wellness established several committees to prepare for the eventual vaccine rollouts. Those include the National Coordinating Committee, which consists of professional associations and ministry officials. The National Immunisation Technical […]
Written on February 4, 2021 | Posted in
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Several patients who’ve accessed the healthcare system to treat COVID-19 infections are up in arms over the cost of P.P.E.s being tacked onto their bills. Personal protective equipment, as they are otherwise known, are a staple in the medical profession, especially during the pandemic. Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has come under fire recently for charging […]
Written on February 3, 2021 | Posted in
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There are two hundred and fifty-nine active cases of the coronavirus spread across the country as the number of confirmed cases is nearing the twelve thousand mark. There are three hundred and six deaths recorded since March 2020, of which two hundred and one are men and the remaining one hundred and five women. Eleven […]
Written on February 3, 2021 | Posted in
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A third wave is possible, especially with the new COVID variant detected in the region; the UK variant has been identified in Mexico. Meanwhile, in Belize, we are still awaiting results from samples sent to Baylor College and Caribbean Public Health Agency, CARPHA, to determine if any of the new variants are in the country. […]
Written on February 3, 2021 | Posted in
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And about that convention…while the U.D.P. opted for a virtual event earlier this month, the P.U.P. held an event that attracted a large gathering. There are concerns about it being a possible COVID super spreader. With numbers declining, did the P.U.P. get too relaxed to host this event? Today, we asked Councilor Candidate Albert Vaughan […]
Written on February 2, 2021 | Posted in
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Call centers continue to operate from their respective offices across the country, under strict guidelines that are line with COVID-19 safety measures. Those regulations include the washing or sanitization of hands, the use of face masks and the requisite six feet distance. In enforcing those measures, the Belize Police Department is authorized to conduct spot […]
Written on February 2, 2021 | Posted in
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Barbados has secured one hundred thousand Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from India through an effort led by Prime Minister Mia Mottley. Mottley reached out to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in mid-January expressing that the island nation was facing a strangely challenging situation and was interested in a donation, as well as purchase of vaccines from […]
Written on February 2, 2021 | Posted in
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Thirty-eight new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today. This number reflects samples processed between Sunday and today. One new COVID-19 related death was recorded, bringing the number to three hundred and two. The overall positivity rate is at nineteen point two percent with eleven thousand nine hundred and forty-five confirmed cases. Of that number, ninety-five […]
Written on February 1, 2021 | Posted in
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Over a month after the Briceño administration imposed an indefinite quarantine regulation on the country, the much-anticipated loosening of restrictions came today. In a virtual press conference by the Ministries of Home Affairs and Health and Wellness, the new COVID regulations were unveiled. The first is an adjustment to the curfew. That was among the […]
Written on January 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Fitness buffs will be happy as the Minister of Home Affairs announced that they will now be allowed to open….but, with only fifty percent capacity and by appointment only. Additionally, gym owners must have a log of each customer, their contact number, and respective temperature reading upon entering the facility. Kareem Musa, Minister of […]
Written on January 29, 2021 | Posted in
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At the last sitting of the House of Representatives, legislation was amended to allow for the ticketing of violations under the Public Health Safety Act. Essentially, the five thousand dollars charge that was imposed on violators has now been reduced to five-hundred-dollar tickets for the improper wearing of face masks, breach of social distancing rules […]
Written on January 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Both ministers were sure to point out that the loosening of the restrictions is only possible due to the marked decreases in the country’s COVID figures. The numbers reflect that the virus’ positivity rate has decreased from over twenty percent around December seventeenth down to ten percent in the third week of January. While breaking […]
Written on January 29, 2021 | Posted in
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But what about the concerns on whether or not the new COVID variants are in Belize? And is there a prepared plan should one be detected? As you know, three other strains of COVID-19 have been identified as more transmissible; the U.K. variant has been detected within the region, as close as Mexico. Belize has […]
Written on January 29, 2021 | Posted in
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With the new U.S. travel regulations that came into effect on January twenty-sixth, all persons entering the United States must present negative test results. Local airline Maya Island Air has taken up the challenge of installing COVID-19 Testing Clinics at its locations across the country. Over the weekend, the Caring Hands Clinic – Antigen Test […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health will add those test results from the private testing sites to their daily reports. Today, four new COVID-19 related deaths were recorded along with twenty-nine new confirmed cases. The number of confirmed cases now stands at eleven thousand eight hundred and forty-five. When News Five caught up with Minister of Health […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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A nineteen-year-old resident of Caye Caulker needs your help to get a much-needed surgery. Rondel Usher was on a fishing trip four days ago near the island when he was injured in a boat accident. Usher, a father of one, is no longer able to walk and has suffered injuries to the spine. His friends […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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You may have been hearing a lot lately about the new COVID variants recently detected in other parts of the world – the UK variant, the South Africa variant, and the most recent Brazil variant. But what do scientists know about the new variants, and what does it mean for us in Belize? Here’s more […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted thousands across the country, including those on the frontline in the medical profession. Since the first case in Belize was recorded back in March of last year, limited access has been granted to the media to view firsthand how the COVID-19 Unit at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital operates. It’s […]
Written on January 27, 2021 | Posted in
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