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The purpose of the changes is to assist with the surveillance efforts for COVID-19 patients, while preventing contact with persons seeking specialized medical attention. But Doctor Javier Zuniga advises that only persons who are in need of urgent medical care should access the facility. Dr. Javier Zuniga, Regional Health Manager, Western Health Region “We […]
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A border jumper from Douglas Village has been detained and placed in quarantine. The man, identified as Miguel Alamilla, was spotted shopping in a community called Javier Rojo Gomez, better known as El Ingenio, sometime over the last few days. Alamilla was outed as border jumper by Douglas Village Chairman, Javier Osorio. This morning, Osorio […]
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A second man was also quarantined today and expected to be swabbed all because of a post he made on Facebook post. Ryan Gentle posted a photo without a mask on Facebook and captioned it to say, “Working without no mask….I want to catch COVID-19 and spread it.” Now he may have thought it was […]
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At the top of newscast we told you about the forty-four new COVID-19 cases confirmed today. And as the cases continue to grow, routine testing is not available. The tests will be used for those persons who are symptomatic close contacts and belong to vulnerable, high risk groups. Presently, the ministry reports having twenty-one thousand […]
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The Ministry of Health says it continues to prepare for COVID-19 in respect of equipment. As you may know, those critical COVID-19 patients who experience respiratory distress need ventilator support. At this time, K.H.M.H. has six ventilators, but is scheduled to receive additional units later this week. Doctor Marvin Manzanero tells us more. Dr. […]
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The news is grim tonight in respect of the COVID-19 situation in Belize. There are over one hundred and sixty samples being processed at the Central Lab and later tonight, those results will be released and are expected to spike the number further. But what we know up to news time is that there are […]
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On the upside, only one person remains hospitalized and that patient is in Orange Walk. But as the Central Lab processes more samples tonight, it is anticipated that there will be more positive cases. We asked DHS Manzanero about those clusters in San Pedro. He gave us a sobering update on the outlook for COVID-19 […]
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As the number of positive cases continues to spike on Ambergris Caye, on Monday night, Caye Caulker recorded its first case of the novel coronavirus. Travel to nearby San Pedro was constant prior to the lockdown so the spread of COVID-19 to Caye Caulker was predictable. While the news was not unexpected, it has still […]
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When San Pedro began seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, a number of persons fled from the island to the mainland to escape not only the virus, but what would later become a second lockdown of Ambergris Caye from the rest of the country. But Chairlady Seleny Villanueva-Pott says that there is no rush to […]
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Caye Caulker, like Ambergris Caye, has been severely affected by the pandemic because these island towns are highly dependent on tourism. Since the beginning of the year and more so in February, cancelations were swift and furious with international tourists cutting short their vacations and returning to their respective countries. With the reopening of the […]
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Among the samples that have tested positive from the Belmopan area are three staff members of the Belize Medical Centre. That particular business is one of government’s top pharmaceutical suppliers. Two are among the batch of twenty-three cases that were released on Monday night; the other staff member was confirmed over the weekend. The three […]
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The Leader of the Opposition today issued a statement on the spike of cases of the coronavirus. In the statement, John Briceño queries the real state of the healthcare system to deal with a second wave of the virus. According to Briceño, every day of testing has yielded staggering numbers that are overwhelming the health […]
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Chicken, the mainstay on dinner tables, is in short supply and producers are baffled about the scarcity. For weeks now, the amount of chicken in the freezers has been dwindling leaving the buyers with less and less chicken for local consumption. Poultry producers have increased production so the fact that there is less chicken in […]
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The Belize Poultry Association is also seeking answers to explain the chicken shortage. Manager, Armando Cowo says that for July more than one million birds were placed in the barns for processing. This was an increase of more than a hundred thousand when compared with June. Cowo says that this should have met the demand […]
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But there is some good news from the west; that is because the first formal export of cattle to Guatemala was realized on Monday via the western border. The report was made by the Belize Livestock Association. Months ago, the informal trade of cattle was halted in the west at the start of the pandemic […]
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Three immigration officers were today escorted to the Orange Walk Magistrate court for drug related charges. They are thirty-six-year-old Steven Williams, forty-one-year-old Albert Munnings, and twenty-six-year-old Wilmer Cocom. The trio was jointly charged and arraigned for Possession of Controlled drug with intent to supply to another. The men pleaded not guilty and were offered bail […]
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The borders in the north and west are closed indefinitely. To the north, Mexico is placed at number three globally for the explosion of the corona virus. Quintana Roo is seeing growing numbers so the re-opening of the Corozal Free Zone is not likely to be anytime soon. Hundreds of employees have been sent home […]
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COVID-19 has disrupted commercial activity for many entrepreneurs at micro, small and medium levels. A majority of those are part of the cross-section between tourism and agriculture and as many as fifty-four percent being classified as micro businesses. The impact of the pandemic has led to the temporary closure of thirty-five percent of all such […]
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Tonight, we head west for a visit to a unique healthcare facility. Nestled in western Belize, La Loma Luz Adventist Hospital has been providing optimal healthcare as a non-profit institution. Over the decades, the facility has grown significantly and has expanded its range of specialized services. The hospital is also a provider of the national […]
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How are organizations working on environmental protection handling the COVID-19 situation? Well, across the world, conservation N.G.O.s are feeling the pressures. And it’s no different here in Belize. These N.G.O.s are reporting loss of over a million dollars in revenues because of the collapse of the tourism industry. To find out how far and wide […]
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Five cops have tested positive for COVID-19 and nine others are in isolation with flu-like symptoms. Superintendent Christopher Noble of the San Pedro Police Formation says that the department was providing some support for those officers, but one of the areas they haven’t been able to help relates to mental health services. He made an […]
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And one issue that the police officers in San Pedro do not have to deal with right now is disregard for the S.O.E. regulations. According to Christopher Noble, San Pedranos have been adhering to the laws and they have also been reporting and encouraging other residents who are not following the regulations. So, in short […]
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The reopening of the Philip Goldson International Airport was scheduled for this Saturday, but was delayed after cases of COVID-19 surged. A survey shows that the majority of members of the Belize Tourism and Industry Association were in support of the resumption of commercial flights to Belize because the tourism dollars are needed to revive […]
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Santa Martha Village in the Orange Walk District remains under lockdown tonight, where there is a community spread of the COVID-19 virus with an additional case being recorded on Monday. The population is about three hundred persons and the tiny village is located on the Old Northern Highway, a far distance from Orange Walk Town […]
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Two communities in the Orange Walk South constituency have also been placed in quarantine. Positive COVID-19 cases have been indentified in Guinea Gras Village and in the Shipyard Community. Area Representative Jose Abelardo Mai says that the difficulty in Shipyard is that the Mennonite community has not been kept abreast of the realities of the […]
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