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There have been eleven thousand, seven hundred and eighty-eight confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Belize. Of that number, two hundred and ninety-three deaths have been reported. It is a case fatality rate of approximately two and a half percent. Not all of those who tested positive for the disease were admitted to the ward at […]
Written on January 27, 2021 | Posted in
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Doctor Marvin Manzanero was the face of the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but tonight the good doctor is still on the road to recovery. Doctor Manzanero says that he considers his mental and emotional recovery almost complete. He says that as someone who doesn’t really get sick, this has been a rather difficult […]
Written on January 27, 2021 | Posted in
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When the pandemic hit in early 2020 and tourism collapsed, almost forty thousand Belizeans lost their jobs. Unemployment is tough on all families, but for Jaime Beckford, losing his job last March could not have come at the worst time. Beckford, a father of four, was diagnosed with hypertensive heart disease two years ago. When […]
Written on January 27, 2021 | Posted in
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Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 were recorded today, putting the total number of confirmed cases to eleven thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight. There were also fifty-six new recoveries and three hundred and eight active cases. The good news is that there were no new deaths reported, leaving the fatality count at two hundred and ninety-three. […]
Written on January 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Gilges took the opportunity to commend Belize on its efforts to contain and reduce the rate of infection of the novel coronavirus. On Monday, Minister of Health Michel Chebat spoke of the quarantine regulations’ effectiveness over the holidays. Gilges says that it is a great relief how well Belize has done. Keith Gilges, Chargé […]
Written on January 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The government is soon to announce new quarantine measures, which will take effect on February first. But what will those restrictions look like? Since December, there has been a curfew in place from eight p.m. to five a.m., along with the mandatory mask use, practicing social distancing, a maximum gathering of ten persons, and a […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Ministry officials are still unsure whether the new UK or South African strains of the novel coronavirus are in Belize. The UK variant has been detected in neighbouring Mexico. As we reported on Friday, samples have been sent to Baylor College of Medicine and CARPHA to test if any of the new variants are in […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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There were zero COVID-19 deaths recorded over the weekend, and today the Ministry of Health and Wellness reported three deaths from Covid-19. The recent statistics show the daily positivity rate trending downwards and a slight improvement in the cumulative positivity rate. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has embarked on a number of campaigns to […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness today handed over a million dollars worth of equipment to improve the COVID-19 services at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The equipment was acquired under the Briceño administration. The national referral hospital had requested the equipment in March of 2020 for its COVID Isolation Unit. The unit has since […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Several government officials have confirmed that there should be an adjustment to the existing COVID-19 regulations at the start of next month. We don’t know the details of those changes as yet. But with all the talk about the curfew, whether it is unconstitutional or needs to be adjusted, we decided to take a closer […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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On Thursday, the new U.S. President Joe Biden signed a flurry of executive orders within his first twenty-four hours in office. But one of those executive orders can have grave consequences for tourism-based economies like Belize. The Biden Administration now requires a recent negative COVID-19 test result before departure and quarantine on arrival as per […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Initially, Belize’s health and tourism sector were already preparing for the testing requirements for return travel to the United States. The Ministry of Health approved additional COVID-19 testing sites in Belize City and popular tourist destinations. One of the ministry’s other undertakings is the active surveillance for the newly discovered variants of COVID-19. Belize cannot […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Thanks to the Taiwanese Embassy in Belize, there can be even more rapid test drives. That’s because, on Thursday, the Embassy of Taiwan handed over a donation of fifteen thousand COVID-19 antigen rapid tests to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The gift comes at a value of three hundred thousand Belize dollars. The tests […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The Corozal Free Zone reopens on February first. The reopening is one of the campaign promises that the P.U.P. made before the election. Since the new government made the decision, an inter-ministerial committee that includes the Health, Home Affairs, Agriculture, and Tourism Ministers has been reviewing plans and protocols for a safe reopening. Businesses must […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Acting Director of Health Services Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is still consulting with stakeholders ahead of the reopening, but the final say rests with the ministry. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, Acting Director of Health Services “At this point we are meeting with the stakeholders, we are actually […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party today called a press conference to address matters of national importance. It was held at the party’s headquarters on Youth for the Future Drive in Belize City. Opposition Leader Patrick Faber was flanked by U.D.P. Senators Michael Peyrefitte and Sheena Pitts as well as Mesop area rep Moses Shyne Barrow and […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The opposition also criticized the Briceño administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Opposition Leader Patrick Faber blasts the government for continuously politicizing the pandemic and blaming the past U.D.P. administration. He says that everything that the Briceño administration has done to battle the pandemic was merely building upon the foundation that the U.D.P. had laid. […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Belize appears to be on the decline. Today the Ministry of Health reported twenty-seven new cases and three new deaths, and a total of four hundred and forty-five active cases. And while those are promising numbers, Belizeans are growing weary of restrictions that remain in place. Prime […]
Written on January 20, 2021 | Posted in
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It’s been ten months since they arrived in Belize. And today, a ceremony was held to say thank you and farewell. Members of the Henry Reeve Brigade arrived in Belize on March twenty-fifth of last year to assist the country with its response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifty-nine Cuban Health professionals have been working […]
Written on January 20, 2021 | Posted in
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The Corozal Free Zone will reopen in less than two weeks on February first. There is a lot at stake with the reopening of the zone and serious preparations are underway to prevent the further spread of the COVID-19 virus, especially since Mexico has recorded one point six-five million cases and more than one hundred […]
Written on January 19, 2021 | Posted in
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Meanwhile, the nationwide curfew from eight p.m. to five a.m. has been in effect since December twentieth of last year. And in the Corozal and Orange Walk districts, the restrictions were stricter, with no cross-district and inter-district movement allowed. Since then, the COVID-19 cases in the northern districts have been steadily decreasing. There has been […]
Written on January 19, 2021 | Posted in
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One man who agreed with Health and Wellness Minister is the P.U.P. Orange Walk Mayoral Candidate, Ladrick “Madbull” Sheppard. He says the current quarantine regulations have proven useful as the figures in both districts have been declining. Sheppard added that he has seen the positive effects of the regulations. Ladrick “Mad Bull” Sheppard, OW […]
Written on January 19, 2021 | Posted in
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Shifting to the regional perspective, the Pan American Health Organization held a public education virtual session this morning to speak about the COVID-19 situation in the Americas. The hour-long session discussed challenges the region is facing, including the increasing number of new cases and deaths, overwhelmed health systems, and access to vaccines. Director of PAHO, […]
Written on January 19, 2021 | Posted in
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The Pan American Health Organization is an integral partner for the Government of Belize. PAHO, through funding from the European Union, has secured down payments to purchase over one million doses of the expected COVID-19 vaccine for all Caribbean member states. For Belize, that means vaccine coverage for thirty percent of the population. Health and […]
Written on January 19, 2021 | Posted in
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CAMS is an acronym for the Coronavirus Active Management System, an app created by Belizean economist and programmer, Renison Crawford. Crawford is currently pursuing a post-graduate degree in Austria, but recently returned home and wants to assist the country in its fight against the deadly novel coronavirus. So what’s so special about his app? He […]
Written on January 19, 2021 | Posted in
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