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The novel coronavirus is particularly deadly to the older population, many whose health conditions are worsened by pre-existing conditions. HelpAge Belize manages two institutions with a concentration of folks who are most at-risk of the virus. So how are they preparing the elderly for COVID-19? News Five’s Hipolito Novelo has the following report. Hipolito […]
Written on March 18, 2020 | Posted in
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There is a lot of information available on the internet on COVID-19. In the following story, we walk you through the steps to help you minimize risks. Now, soap and water are your best defenses against viruses, but hand sanitizer is a good substitute. Washing with soap and water is a key public practice that […]
Written on March 18, 2020 | Posted in
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A demonstration that was scheduled to take place today in front of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital was canceled. The demonstration was planned by the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Workers Union, but its plan crumbled when the union was denied a permit to demonstrate by the Belize Police Department. The union was contemplating action because […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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The union has decided to petition the staff if they want the isolation unit at the K.H.M.H. When we spoke to its leaders, two hundred and fifty signatures were collected against having the isolation unit inside the hospital. That petition, according to President Lidia Alpuche-Blake will be sent to the COVID-19 National Oversight Committee for determination. […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Today, the Ministry of Health held a sensitization webcast session on COVID-19. The session, as we’ve reported, is for the public to ask questions directly to health officials in an effort to raise awareness of local efforts and stamp out myths and rumours. In today’s video cast, Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero reported […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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There are no confirmed cases of the virus in Belize, so should you go ahead and make travel plans? Not so fast, says the Director of Health Services. Doctor Marvin Manzanero is asking Belizeans not to make any plans for this Easter holiday. He also spoke on the issue of gatherings for religious services. Doctor […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Belize remains coronavirus free tonight and measures are being put in place to strengthen the health system as the virus threat hovers over the country. Government has already banned events of more than one hundred persons to minimize the risks of the virus, including the closure of schools up until the Easter Holidays. Today, News […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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The Director of Health Services also shared some updates about the opening of new screening points across the country. While there are concerns about the availability of space should there be an outbreak of COVID-19, Doctor Marvin Manzanero says that the ministry is making preparations for all of those. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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As it relates to COVID-19, the panic and fear are real and this morning alarm raced across Orange Walk Town as the coronavirus rumour mill kept on churning. Health officials were seen at One-Two-Three Supermarket in the town, which caused an online frenzy, forcing the supermarket’s management to put out a press release dispelling all […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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As part of its bipartisan approach in tackling the COVID-19 threat, the government and the opposition have each chosen a financial expert to oversee the expenditure of some seventy-five million dollars in relief. Senator Dr. Carla Barnett, who is presently the Minister of State for Labour, is government’s choice, while attorney Christopher Coye, who is […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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With a combined half-a-billion U.S. dollars in foreign exchange, there is enough cash between the commercial banks and Central Bank to cover roughly fifty percent of all projected imports for this year. In the context of the coronavirus, even if those monies were spent on the importation of food and other necessities to survive for […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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The economic ramifications from the corona virus is a major concern so on the issue of an interim tax break, another working group will be put together in the days ahead to examine various options of tax relief. There is a possibility that the existing nine percent tax being paid to B.T.B. will be halved. […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Primary School Examinations, the first sitting which was to have been held on March thirty-first, have been suspended amid the COVID-19 threat. That decision comes from the Ministry of Education despite subsequent dates for parts one and two of the annual examinations not being confirmed. As we reported on Monday, government has taken the decision […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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The National Sports Council is indefinitely suspending all activities countrywide amidst the threat of COVID-19. A release from the council says that while the sporting activities and workshops worked in favour of bettering youth athletes, the health and safety of the population is a priority. The Football Federation of Belize is also postponing all tournaments. […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Price gouging amid the new coronavirus threat that looms large over the country has prompted government to amend the Supplies Control Regulations via Statutory Instrument Number Thirty-three of 2020. The additional piece of law establishes a maximum percentage increase on the wholesale and retail prices of general sanitizers and cleaners. These guidelines cover major categories […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Along with an unwarranted price hike in the cost of sanitizers, is a tendency for consumers to stack up on large quantities of toilet tissue. That trend has become evident and is driving up demand for toilet paper. While prices are currently unregulated, there is concern that should COVID-19 be confirmed in Belize, the cost […]
Written on March 17, 2020 | Posted in
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The highly contagious novel coronavirus continues to spread all around the world and more than one hundred and twenty countries are now affected. Across the border, Guatemala has confirmed one death and will be closing it borders for two weeks. Fortunately, there is still no established case in Belize, but there is urgency in putting […]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in
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The budget debate that has been scheduled for March nineteenth and twentieth hangs in the balance, as government is yet to formally agree on whether those consecutive House meetings should be postponed for a period of three months. Likewise, there is consideration that the parliamentary proceeding can be held in a single sitting with presentations […]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in
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That twenty-five million-dollar loan, which government will secure through the Central Bank of Belize, will be serviced through cost-cutting measures across all ministries at two percent of the recurrent budget. The role of Central Bank is equally influential in utilizing all available instruments at its disposal to strengthen the resistance of the existing financial system […]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in
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The prospective funds set aside for addressing the national issue of the coronavirus crisis is in the vicinity of seventy-five million dollars, all loans and grants put together. As you have heard, all hands are on deck and the Opposition Leader John Briceño is co-chair of the National Oversight Committee. Both Briceño and the P.M. […]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in
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As measures are being put in place to combat COVID-19, the K.H.M.H. Workers Union and the management at the national referral hospital remain at odds. The union is concerned that the hospital’s management has decided to establish a COVID-19 isolation unit within the walls of the K.H.M.H. This, the union says, will put the staff […]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in
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Union members have expressed several concerns to the hospital’s management, including the provision of the protective gear. According to Baird and Alpuche-Blake, both parties remain in a stalemate regarding several issues. The union has considered filing a twenty-one-day notice of strike. That decision will be made final after a meeting with union members is had. […]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in
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There are more details on the coronavirus preparedness. The issue of testing kits and their availability locally, in order to confirm whether persons who are exhibiting signs of COVID-19 are in fact positive, are still pressing concerns for many Belizeans. While those pieces of equipment have been ordered from a German company, the prompt disbursement […]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in
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At the prime minister’s press conference this afternoon, Opposition Leader John Briceño also addressed the issue of occupational concerns being raised by the K.H.M.H. Workers Union. While the K.H.M.H. Authority met earlier today to discuss these issues ahead of a planned demonstration on Tuesday evening, Briceño told the media that assurances are being given to […]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in
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On Sunday, the government announced that it was stepping up its control measures at the ports of entry. A ban was imposed prohibiting the nationals of China, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, South Korea, and Europe, including the United Kingdom, as well as persons, who have traveled to these countries within the last thirty days, from […]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in
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