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So far, two persons have died from COVID-19 and as we know, the protocols for their burial are within the established measures set by the World Health Organization. The Public Health Department’s principal public health inspector John Bodden today provided details for the management of COVID-19 related deaths. The protocols, as he outlines, include how […]
Written on April 16, 2020 | Posted in
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Public Health Inspector John Bodden also shares the protective gears to be used in the process of disposal of bodies of both known and suspected COVID-19 patients. Bodden says that according to international health regulations they will have to issue permits for bodies to be taken out of the country. John Bodden, Principal Public […]
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Since the start of April, Belizeans have been asked to stay home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. This restriction on movement was tightened on Sunday when the nation was placed under lockdown and new measures come into effect at midnight. The regulations included a shut-down of public transportation. But, some Belizeans must […]
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Recent reports on the international media suggest that social distancing is an effective tool in fighting the spread of the COVID-19. Locally, the practice was among the first measures imposed to keep the number of cases on the low side. But a visit at different locations today shows that it is not being enforced. Persons […]
Written on April 15, 2020 | Posted in
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At the top of the newscast, you heard about the new curfew for those under the age of sixteen, which will come into effect on Friday. But that’s only a part of the new measures that will be implemented. Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte announced during today’s Ask the Experts webcast that medical doctors in the […]
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Also starting Friday, Michael Peyrefitte says that utility companies will be allowed to operate their cashier service only for persons to pay bills. In addition to that, opening hours for financial institutions will be adjusted, meaning that they will be closed to the public earlier in the day. Here’s how it will work. Michael […]
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The Attorney General also outlined the list of businesses that are allowed to operate during different schedules. As you’ll recall, food mills, sugar, citrus and port operations as well as utilities are allowed to operate for twenty-four hours, but employees of these sectors are not allowed to be in public during curfew hours. Here’s a […]
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When it comes to Sunday, the restrictions are tighter. As was announced over the weekend, about ninety-percent of the country goes into lockdown on Sundays. Most businesses are closed to the public, including supermarkets. If you are not too clear on which services remain operational on Sundays during non-curfew hours, today the Attorney General outlined […]
Written on April 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Belize Healthcare Partners Limited admitted and treated a patient who has now died from COVID-19. As you know, Conrad Everett was first hospitalized there and tested negative for the virus and upon transfer to the K.H.M.H., he tested positive. Of note is that at both facilities, persons who came in contact with him have tested […]
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The number of persons infected by COVID 19 doubled over the Easter weekend. As of this afternoon, six hundred and twenty-nine persons have been tested; of that amount eighteen persons are positive. Notably so far, the Orange Walk, Stann Creek and Toledo Districts have not reported any confirmed case but the Belize District accounts for […]
Written on April 14, 2020 | Posted in
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The burial of Conrad Everett took place over the weekend in line with protocols established with the World Health Organization. Now, the cluster of persons that also tested positive includes family members who worked at different establishments. The Belize Health care Partners where he was first hospitalized closed and is to re-open on Wednesday. In […]
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This afternoon, Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero provided an update on the positive cases of COVID-19. Speaking on Ask the Experts, Doctor Manzanero says that so far, there are two clusters each involving the two casualties, Everett as well as Hubert Pipersburgh, who died a week ago. In the case of Everett, the […]
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Late last week, the Director of Health Services said the country and in fact the region is running low on viral swabs used in testing for COVID-19. This afternoon, the office of the Prime Minister informed that test kits can be obtained from the Cayman Islands where there is an excess of these kits. According […]
Written on April 14, 2020 | Posted in
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The leaders of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority Workers Union on Monday met with Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who is now out of isolation. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the union has been having issues with the Ministry of Health, claiming it is not well-prepared to equip staff members who are being exposed to […]
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The Ministry of Health of Health over the weekend said that personnel at the K.H.M.H. who were exposed to patient ten have tested negative for COVID-19. But the K.H.M.H.A. Workers Union is condemning the manner in which the K.H.M.H. Administration has compromised the safety and well-being of the frontline workers. The Union says certain areas […]
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Back to today’s Ask the Experts Session. Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero was asked about the possibility of Belize using rapid tests, as well as those that test for antibodies. Here’s what he shared about using those tests to test for COVID-19 in country: Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “Has […]
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One country that has been hailed to have successfully contained the virus is Taiwan. Today, Taiwan reported no new cases of the COVID-19 for the first time in thirty-six days. According to media reports, Taiwan has reported only three hundred and ninety-three infections in total, with most of the cases being imported, and only six […]
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Since the Ministry of Health began screening and testing exercises in detection of COVID-19, a total of six hundred tests have been conducted. That was out of a diminishing number of kits that were available locally. While additional kits will be procured from the Cayman Islands, Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero reported earlier […]
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When pressed about the twenty-five thousand kits that were being donated by South Korea through SICA, that the Ministry of Health declined in March, the DHS said that the ministry’s lab technicians are trained in administering tests using kits that were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of […]
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Earlier, we reported that the K.H.M.H.A. Workers Union reached agreement on some areas during a meeting with the PM. Among the other complaints over COVID-19 that have surfaced includes one from the Belize Medical and Dental Association, which states it has been excluded from meetings. According to the association, this is a form of victimization […]
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At least three countries in the region: Cayman Islands, Bahamas and Barbados, have complained that equipment placed on order for the COVID-19 pandemic, were prevented by the U.S. authorities. The three countries had container loads of personal protective equipment purchased from U.S. vendors blocked from entering their territories by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. A […]
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If you are frustrated by all the new regulations being introduced including social distancing and other precautionary measures, you might want to buckle down and hang in there. Today during the Ask the Experts online session, Doctor Manzanero says that it is very likely that we’ll have to get used to some of these measures, […]
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As we start the Easter weekend, the novel coronavirus continues to spread. Ministry of Health today confirmed the ninth case of the deadly COVID-19. The patient is a female minor who is in self-isolation at home in San Ignacio and is showing no symptoms. This brings the total cases of COVID-19 in the Cayo District […]
Written on April 9, 2020 | Posted in
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On Wednesday it came to light that Belize has rejected thousands of test kits that countries from the Central American Integration System were getting from the South Korean government. The Koreans gifted the kits under SICA’s Regional Contingency Plan to combat the novel coronavirus in the region and was signed on to by Deputy Prime […]
Written on April 9, 2020 | Posted in
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Opposition Leader John Briceño, who is the co-chair of the National Oversight Committee, says that the ministry made a mistake by refusing the test kits from SICA. Briceño says that he is at a loss for words as to why Belize would not accept the items, especially since that specific equipment along with viral swabs […]
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