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Prime Minister Dean Barrow during a press conference today confirmed to the country and frontline healthcare workers that the isolation unit will remain inside the walls of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The K.H.M.H.A. Workers Union expressed concerns that having the isolation at the national referral hospital is not only putting frontline healthcare workers at […]
Written on March 25, 2020 | Posted in
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A private medical facility has plans not to accept COVID-19 cases. The folks at Belize Medical Associate say they cannot accommodate COVID-19 patients because the facility is not properly equipped to so do. Instead, it is prepared to take on patients with other illnesses, as well as emergency services. Here is Duane Moody with a […]
Written on March 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health has concluded its first preliminary exercise on San Pedro related to the positive COVID-19 case. According to Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero, some thirty-four San Pedro residents have been tested for the COVID-19 disease. The results of the tests are expected on Wednesday and so far, Belize remains with […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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The S.I. is only to last for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The S.S.B. is working closely with the Ministry of Labour and the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry to acquire a list of persons who have been terminated or lost employment as a result of the virus. But as we’ve reported, there […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Following the announcement of the first case of COVID-19, flights and water taxis were suspended to San Pedro which is under a state of emergency. Fear and panic drove many persons to attempt to leave the island. Many residents from neighbouring Caye Caulker are also trying to get to their families on the mainland in […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Tourism based economies are taking a blow from the COVID-19 disease which has spread across the world. It is no exception in Belize as thousands of people who depend on the sector are being impacted. In the hotel industry, fifteen thousand people have been caught as hotel cancellations leave rooms without guests. Tourism Minister Manuel […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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The first team of medical experts from Cuba will land in Belize on Wednesday and the second batch of doctors will arrive on Thursday via a chartered airplane from Guatemala. More than thirty other countries are also receiving the Cuban health personnel, including Italy. The doctors will be assisting local health official to combat COVID-19 […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Hernandez, Cuban medical professionals are working on a vaccine to neutralize the COVID-19 virus. According to press reports, preliminary results of the vaccine being developed by Cuba to fight the new coronavirus are optimistic. On the Phone: Orestes Hernandez, Minister Counselor, Embassy of Cuba in Belize “It said during a press conference that […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister sin expected to make official announcements on Wednesday, but another recommendation that S.S.B. Chair Doug Singh revealed during his appearance on Open Your Eyes this morning is that an advance payment will be made to pensioners, due the crisis. According to Singh, there is precedent for this when there have been natural […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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During today’s Ask the Expert session, the Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero also spoke on the bus situation. One viewer asked the panel if it was safe to travel on buses – he advised that persons should practice their preventative measures but noted that many buses have suspended their service. He says that […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Viewers of the live webcast also wanted to know about the possibility of a lockdown; as well as the use of certain drugs to treat the COVID-19. Here’s the Director of Health Services’ expert advice if you want some information on these questions and others related to the novel coronavirus. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director […]
Written on March 24, 2020 | Posted in
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The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed today. The woman is currently under quarantine in San Pedro, while her family members are in isolation. The individual, who is a Belizean, arrived at the Philip Goldson International Airport from Los Angeles on Thursday, travelling via Texas. On Friday, she was checked at a private clinic as […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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A thorough investigation, which includes retracing the journey of the San Pedrano affected by COVID-19, is being undertaken by the Ministry of Health. Her travels included a layover in Texas, but local officials are looking at all the persons she may have been in physical contact with on her way to Belize. While the prime […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Cuban doctors are being deployed to various countries where COVID-19 has been established. A group is already in Italy where the death count continues to increase. A Cuban Medical Brigade arrives in Belize later this week via private charter from Guatemala City. The team of doctors will be deployed to San Pedro in the first […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Several health facilities in Belize City have been identified by the Ministry of Health should there be a need for persons suffering from COVID-19 to be hospitalized. Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, the country’s largest infirmary, will not be accepting victims unless it is an extreme case that requires ventilation. Prime Minister Barrow has listed Cleopatra […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Earlier today, Governor General Sir Colville Young signed a statutory instrument bringing into effect a state of emergency for Ambergris Caye. Under the regulations for the state of emergency everyone is expected to practice social distancing. Travel to and from the island has also been prohibited for the next seventy-two hours. Gatherings have also been […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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When official word came of the first positive case in San Pedro, residents scrambled to get off the island. Hundreds work in the tourism industry, but are not permanent residents of the town. A state of emergency was imposed along with measures of containment, restricting travel to and from the island. Here is News Five’s […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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In the wake of today’s announcement of the presence of COVID-19 in San Pedro, several military tents have been erected in an area of town. Doctor Marvin Manzanero explains that while the collapsible shelters are there in case persons need to be isolated, he also emphasized that patients should first seek to self-isolate at home. […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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During today’s “Ask the Expert” live webcast at three this afternoon, the Director of Health Services shared more information about the investigation into the first confirmed case. As a part of their due diligence, the health teams have been looking at all the places and persons the patient came in contact with. Doctor Marvin Manzanero […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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The panelists during the webcast, D.H.S. Doctor Marvin Manzanero and the Minister of Health Pablo Marin, also spoke on a number of other issues raised by viewers. Doctor Manzanero touched on the topic of home isolation, as well as the issue of ventilators; while Marin spoke about the concerns related to health workers. Dr. […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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A man in Stann Creek is appealing to the public to stop the fake posts about persons allegedly infected with the novel coronavirus. Derrington Ramirez says that he and his family became targets of death threats over the weekend after persons began to share false information that his son tested positive for the virus. He […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital goes into emergency mode now that the first case of COVID-19 is known. Visitation procedures have been adjusted as part of the hospital’s response to the pandemic. Elective services have been postponed and an abbreviated clinic schedule is expected to be announced shortly. Visitors with respiratory symptoms will not be […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition will be co-hosting a press conference scheduled for Wednesday and we will bring that to you as it happens. But this morning, the COVID-19 Oversight Committee met at the Laing Building in Belize City immediately after the prime minister’s press conference. From that meeting come additional […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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One more issue coming out of from Ask the Expert session. The public posed a number of COVID-19 questions to the panel, including the case of Michigan, U.S.A. tourist, as well as what it will take for a complete lockdown. Here’s how Doctor Marvin Manzanero responded to the public’s queries. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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At today’s police press briefing, News Five took the opportunity to ask the Commander of the Crime Investigation Branch in the Eastern Division about the preparedness of the police department for COVID-19 in Belize. Law enforcement officers, including the B.D.F., the coast guard and the police are the frontline personnel when it comes to enforcement. […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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