Another group of Belizeans returned to the country early this morning via a cruise ship. The vessel docked at around seven o’clock off the coast of the Old Capital. The group of five was swabbed, samples collected and they were then placed under mandatory quarantine for the next fourteen days. Closer to the fourteenth day, […]
The three recent positive cases of the coronavirus have all been imported and health authorities say the country is not experiencing a second wave. But during a one-on-one interview today with Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, we asked whether Belize’s health system can manage a second COVID-19 wave, despite assistance from the Cuban […]
A number of repatriation flights on United Airlines are scheduled for the month of June. U.S. nationals board the United flights to return to the U.S., but Belizeans are also taking advantage of the opportunity to come back to the Jewel. A second group of Belizeans returned today and are now in mandatory quarantine. They […]
“Safe Blood Saves Lives” – it’s the theme used to celebrate this year’s World Blood Donor Day. In Belize, the National Blood Bank is encouraging residents to donate blood, which is in demand, regardless of blood type. News Five stopped by today to see how the blood drive was going. Here’s Duane Moody with a […]
With Belizeans allowed to cross the border to seek medical assistance in Mexico, there is one hospital that is getting a lot of attraction – the Galenia Hospital in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Galenia Hospital boasts state-of-the-art medical technology, advanced infrastructure, and a team of highly trained and well-accredited medical professionals. The hospital offers a wide […]
Beginning this Friday, social gatherings of up to a hundred persons and other activities will be allowed as restrictions are further relaxed. The use of masks, however, during the COVID-19 pandemic, is required by law and remains much in place for the foreseeable future. As such, the Tailoring Section of the Prison’s Rehabilitation Programme is […]
Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte says that wearing a face mask and social distancing become even more important with the lifting of restrictions. The two guidelines are considered major factors in preventing any contagion of the coronavirus. Michael Peyrefitte, Attorney General “As we relax the restrictions, wearing the mask and social distancing has become even […]
Belize recorded two new cases of COVID-19 in less than a week. The nineteenth case was recorded on June fifth and the patient was identified as a twenty-seven-year-old Belizean man who returned to the country on May twenty-third on the Rhapsody of the Sea ship, of the Royal Caribbean fleet. The second patient was a Belizean […]
Across the world, blood is a precious resource. Even in modern medicine, there is no substitute for blood. By donating blood, you can save as many as three lives. Complications in pregnant women, anemic children, victims of traumatic injuries, and people getting surgeries are just some of the populations that regularly need blood. So it’s […]
A group of Belizeans was repatriated into the country today. About fifteen Belizeans entered through the northern border with Mexico. We understand that they flew from Houston in the U.S. to Cancun before touching down in Chetumal. They arrived this morning and were met by Ministry of Health and Foreign Affairs officials. The repatriates were […]
Former Leader of the People’s United Party and current Fort George area representative, Said Musa is recovering. The veteran politician and two-time Prime Minister suffered a mild stroke in early May. The seventy-six-year-old was hospitalized for some days and his son, Henry Charles Usher, today assured the nation that Musa is on the road to a […]
COVID case number twenty was recorded on Tuesday here in Belize, but in Guatemala the latest numbers show almost eight thousand confirmed cases and three hundred dead. And one of those deaths is suspected to include the head of the Guatemalan Immigration in Melchor. He is said to have died suddenly and the community there […]
Belize today recorded its twentieth COVID-19 case. The patient was caught illegally entering the country in the south. The twenty-two-year-old Belizean woman was swabbed and tested after she was caught entering Belize illegally on Sunday, June seventh. The Ministry of Health says that the female was traveling with a one-year-old child and a sixty-three-year-old female, […]
Earlier today, the Director of Health Services gave an update on Ask the Experts webcast on the persons being allowed into the country legally at the border points. These persons, he noted, were overseas for medical reasons. Moving forward, the Ministry of Health has modified the way it will be conducting testing, particularly for those […]
There is now case number twenty of the coronavirus and as you heard, the Belizean woman is a border jumper. Earlier today, before number twenty was known, the Ministry of Health said that case nineteen that was detected last Saturday, doesn’t signal a second wave of COVID-19 for Belize. That person, according to the Director […]
Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero was asked for his expert opinion on the opening of schools. He says that while the world is experiencing a pandemic, education must continue. Today, he shared why he believes Belize should do it earlier than August. Here is how he explains it. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director […]
The Director of Health Services also gave an update on the increase in cases in Mexico, particularly Quintana Roo. Here’s what he had to say: Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “I think they changed color through the weekend, only behind Cancun area. That is something we have to look at closely and […]
On Friday, a nineteenth case of COVID-19 was detected in Belize, after almost eight weeks without a positive case. The test results of a swab taken from a twenty-seven-year-old male, who disembarked with others from a Royal Caribbean Cruise Line ship on May twenty-third, came back positive for the virus. The result took Belizeans by […]
After a record fifty-three days without a positive case of COVID-19, a new case was confirmed today by the Ministry of Health. It involves a twenty-seven-year-old Belizean man who returned to the country on May twenty-third on the Rhapsody of the Sea ship, of the Royal Caribbean fleet. The Belizean had spent seventy days at […]
DHS Doctor Marvin Manzanero says that the release of this group of persons has now been pushed back as contact tracing is underway. He says that this affirms the importance of the quarantine process because the ministry can then contain a case, if and when a returning person tests positive. On the Phone: Dr. […]
In respect of repatriation, hundreds of Belizeans remain struck overseas in nearby or far flung countries due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Five hundred and seventy Belizeans have applied to return to the country; one hundred and sixty eight have been approved. The bulk of applicants are in the U.S., as many […]
The message from local health authorities has been clear; it is highly likely that at some time, Belize may face another wave of COVID-19. While we continue to practice preventative measures to delay or prevent further cases of the new coronavirus, there is another wave spreading across the country that demands our attention. Tonight in […]
The main border points remain closed, but illegal border crossings are still taking place because every week we get an update on how many persons are arrested and charged for illegal entry. In the west, at the village of Arenal, which is shared by both Belize and Guatemala, the crossing across the borders is a […]
At the Philip Goldson International Airport this morning, a French aircraft touched down, bringing supplies that will be used by inmates at the Belize Central Prison. Everywhere, including the prisons, are ideal places for the coronavirus to thrive because of congestion and overcrowding. But fortunately so far, local prisons have not logged any case of […]
Belize has entered its eighth week without recording a positive COVID-19 case. The closure of the P.G.I.A. and land borders has kept imported cases away and the work of frontline workers and the Ministry of Health has contributed to the current status. The government had tentatively set July first as the day when flights would […]
