COVID-19 in Trinidad & Tobago (Local Updates & Discussions Only)

[Redman]

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc ... arios.html


Here’s another way to look at the same numbers. If you get infected, your chances of surviving are as follows:

Age Group Probability of Survival

0-19: 99.997%
20-49: 99.98%
50-69: 99.5%
70+: 94.6%

[j.o.e]

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.html


Here’s another way to look at the same numbers. If you get infected, your chances of surviving are as follows:

Age Group Probability of Survival

0-19: 99.997%
20-49: 99.98%
50-69: 99.5%
70+: 94.6%

What percentage is left with short, medium or long term damage/symptoms ?

[Redman]

Read the article.

[K74T]

Another death and 20 new cases

[pete]

Unique patient tests COMPLETED from yesterday morning to this morning increased by 35.

Patients positive increased by 61.

[K74T]

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[Strugglerzinc]

Gotta get that average down.

[paid_influencer]

Mondays are usually low numbers, but 24 cases today is pretty reassuring. Granted, they are doing less than 100 tests per day now.

[paid_influencer]

the lovely and talented Ms. Shelly Dass is on now TV6 for 200 Days of COVID19

https://www.tv6tnt.com/watch_live/

[elec2020]

With the case load it seem like carnial 2k21 inna gearz

[pugboy]

Looking good, cept they injected too much Botox on the left side

the lovely and talented Ms. Shelly Dass is on now TV6 for 200 Days of COVID19

https://www.tv6tnt.com/watch_live/

[paid_influencer]

the special really good, imo. they showing the reality with online learning for poor people

a lady have 5 children and all have to share a LTE box for internet. it isn't reliable. there isn't enough bandwidth for all of them. they can't have on the TV service because that breaks down the internet. no wired service - flow, tstt, or digicel all blank their area.

[bluefete]

Looking good, cept they injected too much Botox on the left side

the lovely and talented Ms. Shelly Dass is on now TV6 for 200 Days of COVID19

https://www.tv6tnt.com/watch_live/

I thought her lips looked out of sync and overly plump. Good show though. Seems to be single.

[pugboy]

Yeah they coulda spend more time on that segment

the special really good, imo. they showing the reality with online learning for poor people

a lady have 5 children and all have to share a LTE box for internet. it isn't reliable. there isn't enough bandwidth for all of them. they can't have on the TV service because that breaks down the internet. no wired service - flow, tstt, or digicel all blank their area.

[pugboy]

The Botox numbs the nerves so they don’t move as normal initially

Looking good, cept they injected too much Botox on the left side

the lovely and talented Ms. Shelly Dass is on now TV6 for 200 Days of COVID19

https://www.tv6tnt.com/watch_live/

I thought her lips looked out of sync and overly plump. Good show though. Seems to be single.

[matr1x]

First of all, you are lying. From the start. Venes are bringing this plague over.




Everywhere people are wearing their masks . And social distancing in lines. Do we get it right all the time? No. But so do many countries.


Point is, these cockroaches have brought death to our front door.

Slim,

You dont have any evidence of the Venezuelans bringing this “plague”, therefore you are carrying news and spreading false claims.

Allyuh Trinis have the xenophobia really bad, but remember its just a very small number of allyuh that have a problem with the Venezuelans.

The majority of the population including your Govt welcomes them......and there is nothing you can do about it........thoughts?

What level of mental gymnastics do you require to make simple links?

[K74T]

2 more deaths and 55 new cases

[goalpost]

ICU clearing out.

[bluefete]

ICU clearing out.

Check the # in ICU and add to the death list as a worst case scenario.

[MaxPower]

First of all, you are lying. From the start. Venes are bringing this plague over.




Everywhere people are wearing their masks . And social distancing in lines. Do we get it right all the time? No. But so do many countries.


Point is, these cockroaches have brought death to our front door.

Slim,

You dont have any evidence of the Venezuelans bringing this “plague”, therefore you are carrying news and spreading false claims.

Allyuh Trinis have the xenophobia really bad, but remember its just a very small number of allyuh that have a problem with the Venezuelans.

The majority of the population including your Govt welcomes them......and there is nothing you can do about it........thoughts?

What level of mental gymnastics do you require to make simple links?

Hello Slim,

We are not concerned with “links” and what you assume to be true.

All i am seeing is a bunch of infected Trinis due to the negligence of their own inconsiderate actions.

If you have a problem with the Venezuelans, then report them as you see fit. Simple.

Now you can be a tell tell baby every time u see a Vene, but what happens when almost every Vene you report has their documents? You will be deemed a disgruntled jealous complainer and will not be taken seriously. This is exactly why the TTPS does not always act because they know that Trinis persistently and annoyingly harass our Venezuelan brothers and sisters.

Leave the people alone, focus on yourself.

[redmanjp]

I would love a reporter to ask this question:

So what do our Caricom neighbors think of Venezuela with a high infection risk being an unofficial part of the travel bubble when T&T joins due to the porous border?

[redmanjp]

ICU clearing out.

why can't these ppl get Vitamin D treatment? there's multiple studies on this now

it can also act as a prophylactic as well

[pugboy]

our bawders locked down according to stuart little

I would love a reporter to ask this question:

So what do our Caricom neighbors think of Venezuela with a high infection risk being an unofficial part of the travel bubble when T&T joins due to the porous border?

[Kenjo]

ICU clearing out.

why can't these ppl get Vitamin D treatment? there's multiple studies on this now

it can also act as a prophylactic as well

As in vitamin D tablets ? What’s the precise vitamin D besides people live normal and go outside in their yard and get some sunlight ?

[maj. tom]

Vitamin D isn't a treatment for Covid or any respiratory illness anyway. What treatment you talking about?
The study was a possible link in the severity of the symptoms with the level of serum Vitamin D. It doesn't say anything about a treatment. Just that increased Vitamin D serum levels may be linked to better recovery. And it's just 1 study recently done.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0239799
Conclusion: Therefore, it is recommended that improving vitamin D status in the general population and in particular hospitalized patients has a potential benefit in reducing the severity of morbidities and mortality associated with acquiring COVID-19.

Which generally means getting exposed to some direct sunlight and eating some eggs and fish which would be sufficient for the majority of people to naturally boost their serum levels. So don't go hogging the Vitamin D supplies at the pharmacies please.

[redmanjp]

Vitamin D isn't a treatment for Covid or any respiratory illness anyway. What treatment you talking about?
The study was a possible link in the severity of the symptoms with the level of serum Vitamin D. It doesn't say anything about a treatment. Just that increased Vitamin D serum levels may be linked to better recovery. And it's just 1 study recently done.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0239799
Conclusion: Therefore, it is recommended that improving vitamin D status in the general population and in particular hospitalized patients has a potential benefit in reducing the severity of morbidities and mortality associated with acquiring COVID-19.

Which generally means getting exposed to some direct sunlight and eating some eggs and fish which would be sufficient for the majority of people to naturally boost their serum levels. So don't go hogging the Vitamin D supplies at the pharmacies please.

white ppl skin can make it quick in 10-15 mins- black ppl, not so much. so u have to stay out ah hour or so per day and how much ppl doing that? in particular old ppl specifically who at risk.

a 1000-2000 IU per day is safe and could save lives. no where near toxic levels which might be like 50000+ IU per day

even Dr. Fauci recommended it https://www.insider.com/fauci-takes-recommends-vitamin-d-and-c-supplements-immunity-boost-2020-9

[bluefete]

8 in ICU / 5 in HDU

Death toll to rise.

[pugboy]

it would appear as fast as icu clears out
there are folks waiting to go in...

[redmanjp]

https://people.com/health/plastic-face-shields-ineffective-stopping-spread-coronavirus/

Plastic Face Shields Used Without Masks Do Not Stop the Spread of Coronavirus, Study Says
The new study, conducted by a government-backed research center in Japan, found that face shields do not stop the spread of COVID-19 without a mask covering underneath

By Eric Todisco September 23, 2020 01:33 PM


GETTY
The use of plastic face shields without a face mask covering underneath is largely ineffective at stopping the spread of COVID-19, a new study shows.

Riken, a government-backed researcher center in Kobe, Japan, conducted the study by using Fugaku, the world’s fastest supercomputer, according to the New York Times and the Guardian.

Results from the study reportedly proved that nearly 100 percent of airborne droplets less than 5 micrometers in size escaped through the plastic shields. In addition, about half of larger droplets measuring 50 micrometers found their way into the air, the Guardian reported.

Makoto Tsubokura, a team leader at Riken, strongly recommended that regular face masks be used instead of plastic face shields for protection from the virus.

“Judging from the results of the simulation, unfortunately the effectiveness of face guards in preventing droplets from spreading from an infected person’s mouth is limited compared with masks,” he told the Guardian.


Tsubokura also said that those who have been advised to not wear face masks, such as people with respiratory issues or young children, can use face shields instead — but only outdoors or in properly ventilated indoor areas.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also recommended wearing cloth facial coverings as opposed to face shields to help stop the spread of the virus.

[K74T]

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