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Today, a small group of residents from Guinea Grass protested against the lockdown measures which they say is bringing further hardships. The village has been on lockdown for two weeks and according to Village Chairman, Benito Uck close to twenty villagers gathered to stage a small protest and send a message to government because they […]
Written on August 19, 2020 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, we covered the risks that sanitation workers are exposed to when disposing of biohazardous material from COVID-19 patients. While it falls within the responsibility of the Central Health Region, we were informed earlier today by Regional Manager Melinda Guerra that the respective hotels and facilities being used as quarantine centres are responsible for […]
Written on August 19, 2020 | Posted in
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The number of persons infected by the coronavirus keeps soaring; there are thirty-four new positive COVID-19 cases in the country tonight. Those results were processed today and released late this evening on the Ask the Experts webcast. The preliminary data shows that majority of the cases are in San Pedro, while four are recorded in […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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As you may know by now, those thirty-four new cases were preceded by another twenty-three cases on Monday. Those results show that fourteen cases were recorded in the Belize District, six of which are in San Pedro. Four were recorded in the Cayo district, three of whom are healthcare workers in Belmopan. These healthcare workers […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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Today, the Ministry of Health released a breakdown on the number of the COVID-19 cases in Belize. These numbers are segmented by genders and age groups. The numbers show that infections are recorded in all age groups, but majority of the cases are recorded among persons of ages twenty to thirty-nine. Infections in that age […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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There are now more than five hundred cases of the virus recorded in Belize. There is an increase in the number of healthcare workers who have tested positive for COVID-19. DHS Manzanero says that the number is now at twenty – it has doubled in a matter of days. Other frontline workers like police officers […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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There is also a call on the public to provide accurate and timely information to the contact tracing teams. Doctor Marvin Manzanero says that the teams have been encountering persons who are not telling the truth about their contacts. To have a better handle on the situation, Manzanero says it is important to give accurate […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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And also in COVID-19 related news, Dr. Marvin Manzanero explains the classification of COVID-19 related deaths. He says that while persons may have COVID-19 and other conditions, their death certificate will list COVID-19 as a cause because the virus creates complications for some of the persons who have pre-existing conditions, such as Carlos Peralta from […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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The coronavirus pandemic is bringing pressure to bear on many aspects of the health system and as the virus continues to spread so does its impact on healthcare. One area that has not received attention is the disposal of COVID-related waste. In Belize City, waste from persons who have tested positive, collected from the hospitals, […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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As you know, border jumpers are being held responsible in large part for the spread of the corona virus and the law is coming down heavy on them. Fifty-six-year-old Alfred Usher was arrested by Orange Walk Police after he was caught with contraband cigarettes. Police say that four packs of Sunny brand cigarettes were found […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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Scenes of crime technician, Angela Wiltshire is furious with the Ministry of Health. Wiltshire has been pleading with health officials to be tested after one of her colleagues tested positive for COVID-19. According to Wiltshire, she had contact with her colleague who had stopped by her office to retrieve some documents last week. She is […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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Wiltshire says she is not happy with not being tested and it has left her uneasy. She is now demanding to be tested. Angela Wiltshire, Scenes of Crime Technician “Most of the time I deal with a lot of people daily. For me I think it is unfair for me not getting swab. I […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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The Belize City Council today confirmed that one of their own tested positive for COVID-19 and so it is closing the traffic department. The patient is a male traffic officer whose last day at work was on August seventh. He is the second employee to test positive at City Hall; in the first case, Hubert […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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The Belize City Council says that the safety and wellbeing of its staff and residents remain a priority. Consequently, the council closed the Traffic Department office with immediate effect so that it may be fully sanitized. Until then, Councilor Allan Pollard sys that traffic services will be offered remotely and payments will be processed through […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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If you thought that rapid testing would increase the number of persons tested in a timelier manner locally, that won’t happen. Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero says that the rapid testing, once validated and cleared, will not be used for routine testing on the Belizean populace. That test, he says, would be used […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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One more matter tonight from the Ministry of Health. It says that they are guided by science and established standards of practice, with specific guidelines from the World Health Organization. Manzanero shares some of the recommendations that are being updated internationally including when persons who tested positive can return to work. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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On Friday, fifty-two-year-old Belize City resident Luis Romero Senior was confirmed to be the third person in the country to have died due to COVID-19. He passed away at the Intensive Care Unit of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. He had been admitted five hours before his death and many days after he began exhibiting […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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As a result of the ordeal with Luis Romero Senior, the Romero family has launched a petition and is asking for public support in requesting that the Ministry of Health pays closer attention to, and establish continuity of their very own rules, across the entire board. The Romero family is calling on the Ministry of […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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A K.H.M.H. doctor, who tested positive for COVID-19, was spotted in the city conducting business. Surveillance footage captured the doctor on Friday afternoon and that image was widely circulated online. News Five understands that the doctor suffers from a pre-existing condition and was hospitalized over the weekend. But tonight questions surrounding the doctor’s movements in […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, three persons who conduct contact tracing tested positive for the corona virus. Today, four more police officers have tested positive for COVID-19. These two officers join a growing number of colleagues and other frontline workers who have tested positive. The police officers work in Belize City and San Pedro. Today ComPol Chester […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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While Luis Romero died of the virus, there are questions over the death of a San Felipe man. The family of sixty three year-old Carlos Peralta is tonight trying to confirm if he died as a result of COVID-19 over the weekend. The Director of Health Services says that Peralta died at the Karl Heusner […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Turning to the growing numbers of persons carrying the virus, which put Belize as one of the countries in the Caribbean, with the highest number of cases. Now. more cases of COVID-19 will be announced later tonight and as wait for those results, as of Saturday night, Belize registered four hundred and fifty-two cases with […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Doctor Manzanero, the Central Medical Laboratory did not run any batch of samples on Sunday as they are preparing samples for processing today as well due to routine quality control measures. Manzanero says that twenty thousand testing kits are remaining and given the testing rate at the moment, the kits will last about […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Early data from pregnant women with COVID-19 indicates that the disease is linked to premature birth and changes to the placenta that might reflect altered blood flow. However, these studies were of women with severe cases of the disease. Last week, two pregnant women were diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus. Fortunately one woman has given birth, and according to Doctor […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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We can confirm tonight that a third person has died because of COVID-19 in Belize. The Office of the Director of Health Services confirmed this information just before news time, saying that the person passed away earlier at the Intensive Care Unit of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and the diagnosis had just been confirmed […]
Written on August 14, 2020 | Posted in
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