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

[MaxPower]

Yes but what about airline transportation.

[Rovin]

i might get thru by d 10 items or under 20 items cashier - i go tell allyuh how it went

i seeing on fb ppl lined up this morning by pennywise & then seeing a bunch entering with big trolleys - wtf ....

i accustom buying stuff right here by price club which is 5 mins from me - place ram out like is christmas , parking lot full not even a trolley or hand basket in site , express lanes operating like normal cashiers, didnt need much stuff less than 10 items so me eh hot up my head

went by hilo not to far away , place empty like normel , no panickers here , in & out in 10mins ....

[hydroep]

Aye, ay...Sh!tkicker living?

Good start but shoudl be longer as incubation period can be anywhere from 14 days to as much as 37 days

...unless the thinking is our warmer climate would kill the virus faster hence the shorter interval...

[Dizzy28]

Yes but what about airline transportation.

Heard CAL staff and their travel buddies having a grand time. Almost all flights you guaranteed a seat when normally they have to be on standby particularly the NA routes

[Country_Bookie]

What's the number to call and protocol to follow if someone has symptoms? A relative of a co worker has some symptoms, but could be the flu, but they want to test and be sure. The relative has self quarantined but the family is trying to get a test done.

They called the supposed hotline number and were told "We are not a hotline" by whoever answered.
They went to a health centre and were told they don't have equipment.

[sMASH]

society cant shut down completely, people still need food, current, water, construction, legal issues etc. so, u have to come to a intermediary piont of isolation, insulation, decontamination and industry.

[rspann]

If it reach to lockdown , how people going to survive? Some people don't have extra money and live day to day. That could be a recipe for robberies ,looting and other crimes ?

[Dave]

Hence that time would lead to a state of emergency

[sMASH]

that still not gonna solve the food problem, and salary problem. it just puts the poor's back to the wall.


but, this isnt an extinction level event. it doesnt have as high as a mortality as the numbers make it look, cause we dont get an accurate count of all who gets it, as compared to who dies from it.
but, it will take a toll on older persons and immuno compromised persons. those populations will take a big hit.

so, NIS might not go bankrupt this year after all.

[rspann]

SOE makes sense ,but people will suffer ? Or would the government assist and pick up the slack like Italy and the US, can they afford it ?

[hydroep]

^They eh handle things properly i.e. extremely poor communication with the public.

Watch and you will see the dissonance between the "Government is in control" gum-flapping Deyalsingh, the rest of his cohorts and the medical staff on the ground. Hopefully they will get things sorted out before too much damage is done.

Ah hear ah talk, buh ah keeping meh dotish skunt quiet...for now...

[rspann]

Who living Valsayn ? Doh say I say.

[sMASH]

trump declares national emergency. boom!!!!

[sMASH]

SOE makes sense ,but people will suffer ? Or would the government assist and pick up the slack like Italy and the US, can they afford it ?

this govt borrow so much damn money from china, and in the tail end of their term, that is a wonder we not wining up on some stripper pole for china as their beyotch right now.

the oil/gas revenue they expected from paria, did not come tru, and the saudi/russia oil wars just made it worse... we have no money.

[redmanjp]

trump declares national emergency. boom!!!!

and he shake 3 ppl hands in 2 minutes

[redmanjp]

that still not gonna solve the food problem, and salary problem. it just puts the poor's back to the wall.


but, this isnt an extinction level event. it doesnt have as high as a mortality as the numbers make it look, cause we dont get an accurate count of all who gets it, as compared to who dies from it.
but, it will take a toll on older persons and immuno compromised persons. those populations will take a big hit.

so, NIS might not go bankrupt this year after all.

fact: we have about 177,000 ppl with diabetes alone in T&T (diabetes weakens the immune system)- to say nothing about the elderly and other conditions

the death rate could be higher for us

[sMASH]

that still not gonna solve the food problem, and salary problem. it just puts the poor's back to the wall.


but, this isnt an extinction level event. it doesnt have as high as a mortality as the numbers make it look, cause we dont get an accurate count of all who gets it, as compared to who dies from it.
but, it will take a toll on older persons and immuno compromised persons. those populations will take a big hit.

so, NIS might not go bankrupt this year after all.

fact: we have about 177,000 ppl with diabetes alone in T&T (diabetes weakens teh immune system)- to say nothing about teh elderly and other conditions

the death rate could be higher for us

stack up on crix and coffee, then?

cause u dont have to be infected to carry it to an older person.

[Dizzy28]

Who living Valsayn ? Doh say I say.

Terry, Rohan, TT Patient #1, SR??

[screwbash]

all the fig ripe now. every man for dey self. may god have mercy on we souls.

[demented]

Who living Valsayn ? Doh say I say.

Terry, Rohan, TT Patient #1, SR??

exactly

[rspann]

Allyuh on the ball!

[Dizzy28]

So what if infections continue after a week?

the school directly related to the patient (he has a child there) should be closed for 2 weeks- all others are low risk right now soi doh know the rational behind this- other countries did it for community spread transmission.

unless of course they lose track of all potential contacts and community transmission happening already

what about the Alberta case- dey forget that already?

Doesn't the Maple Leaf School have a staff member whose spouse was a crew on the CAL Guyana flight. That seems higher than low risk

[redmanjp]

heard that TTPS K9 unit on 14 days quarantine too- they had searched d plane

[killercow]

What's the number to call and protocol to follow if someone has symptoms? A relative of a co worker has some symptoms, but could be the flu, but they want to test and be sure. The relative has self quarantined but the family is trying to get a test done.

They called the supposed hotline number and were told "We are not a hotline" by whoever answered.
They went to a health centre and were told they don't have equipment.

[VexXx Dogg]

It might have been shared before, but just in case...

https://www.wired.com/story/whats-socia ... questions/

[hydroep]

Stream gone down. Say what you want about Trump and his Administration, they have a way about reassuring the public. Most of the political fighting seems to have died down too, plenty Democrats on board to fight this thing.

Given the increase in numbers over the last 24 hours the UK may be added to the ban soon...

[redmanjp]

the line might be half as high for T&T- it already overwhelmed with ppl with NCDs

[aaron17]

Time to start a covid 19 toll thread unfortunately.

[maj. tom]

yes by next week we will start recording deaths.
Well RIP to any tuners who "take een", especially the old timers.
If i dead of covid-19 my only wish is that RedVEVO gets fetid, leaking diarrhea in a maxi on the day when he goes to take his next Prisons Officer entrance exam. And someone posts it on instagram.

[Dohplaydat]

the line might be half as high for T&T- it already overwhelmed with ppl with NCDs

What's extremely important as well is ICU units, which we are already on short supply.