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

[Dohplaydat]

d party now start, easter sure now start, you will see rush for lysol and toilet paper probably from all now so into the weekend. fair and square have the faceshield 2 for $15 so is faceshield and 2 mask i wearing from now on.

this peak will last at least another 3-4 weeks even if they take the harshest lockdown possible

2 wk lockdown?

Let's think about it.

Right now we likely have 5000-10000 people with covid out and about.

If each of them infects 1 other person in the next week that would double the active case number and lead to a further rise in cases.

Locking down hard now should minimize that, however right now given most people are still working, visiting friends and family, that might be too late and these infections will happen regardless....i.e. we can't see a big impact until 2-3 weeks time.

A hard lockdown now will still dampen the next surge in cases and numbers would start dropping in 3 weeks.

We really really should have locked down hard before easter. Or at least 2 weeks ago.

[daring dragoon]

an immediate curfew would be better for now. get people off the street by 9pm, let them go home.

[Dohplaydat]

an immediate curfew would be better for now. get people off the street by 9pm, let them go home.

I think a curfew wouldn't make a huge difference since people still out and about during the day.

The main source of infections right now would still be indoor transmission, aka workplaces.

[paid_influencer]

graph man, post the graph.

show we want to expect

[pugboy]

the curfew would a bit because nobody taking things seriously
lot of liming going on all over the place

the indoor transmission will be a problem to curb in general as many work places may not have space for easy distanced working

and that is gonna be a real problem where the virus reaches the average person who generally not in the liming unresponsible crowd.
this is where the saying "the virus is everywhere" comes home

an immediate curfew would be better for now. get people off the street by 9pm, let them go home.

I think a curfew wouldn't make a huge difference since people still out and about during the day.

The main source of infections right now would still be indoor transmission, aka workplaces.

[widdyphuck]

How strictly are people sticking to being quarantine at home when they test positive?
I think persons who are positive are roaming around during the day.

[redmanjp]

an immediate curfew would be better for now. get people off the street by 9pm, let them go home.

I think a curfew wouldn't make a huge difference since people still out and about during the day.

The main source of infections right now would still be indoor transmission, aka workplaces.

yeah you know how much ppl still maskless in offices an workplaces? they make customers wear masks but employees maskless which is a breach of the regulations unless they are in an employee only area or have a barrier - even so it's still an OSHA issue with coworkers interacting with each other

they should have at least recommended that the private sector do a work from home with 50% as well , not just the public sector. either they do that now, or have a full lockdown

[MaxPower]

How strictly are people sticking to being quarantine at home when they test positive?
I think persons who are positive are roaming around during the day.

Not strict at all.

I say again, this new variant does not necessarily have to come from a Venezuelan in T&T.

[paid_influencer]

How strictly are people sticking to being quarantine at home when they test positive?
I think persons who are positive are roaming around during the day.

many would hit the malls to relax, maybe do some work around the house, paint up the place, maybe go grocery or KFC to get food, etc

[K74T]

[K74T]

[paid_influencer]

[widdyphuck]

Close down the damn place before we reach like this.

Government have no money to lockdown again.

[paid_influencer]

boss watch the video. You think any amount of money going to bring back that fella mother? He outside and watch he mother die while waiting on a hospital bed. "No beds available." That hitting harder than most of them other videos.

lock down the MC country before we reach that stage

[widdyphuck]

boss watch the video. You think any amount of money going to bring back that fella mother? He outside and watch he mother die while waiting on a hospital bed. "No beds available." That hitting harder than most of them other videos.

lock down the MC country before we reach that stage

If the country go into lockdown, how will people earn money to eat?

[paid_influencer]

boss watch the video. You think any amount of money going to bring back that fella mother? He outside and watch he mother die while waiting on a hospital bed. "No beds available." That hitting harder than most of them other videos.

lock down the MC country before we reach that stage

If the country go into lockdown, how will people earn money to eat?

I not suggesting a 3 month lockdown like that madman nasty MC Keith do last time. He do that on purpose so he could rank #1 on Oxford "Readiness to Reopen" tracker and parlay that into 5 more years in power.

Modern second-wave lockdowns are a few weeks at most with the explicit intent of keeping surges from wiping out ICU bed availability.

These new lockdowns are all about preserving bed space and making oxygen available to those that need it. Right now we could very easily spiral into a situation where nobody gets any healthcare in the country (not even private).

[paid_influencer]

Two SuperPharm locations sanitised after staff test positive for COVID

Three employees from two SuperPharm locations have tested positive for COVID-19.

In a statement, SuperPharm Limited advised that two members of staff at its Diego Martin location and one member of staff at its Valsayn location tested positive for the virus.

The employees have been quarantined, the stores sanitised and contact tracing completed. All those identified as contacts of these cases have been in self-quarantine at their homes.

SuperPharm said it's been in touch with the Ministry of Health to ensure stipulated measures are being followed.

The hours of operations at these locations remain unaffected, with hours of 7:30am to 10pm daily.

SuperPharm thanked staff for their dedication in keeping shelves and customers for the loyalty and trust placed in their stores.

https://www.looptt.com/content/two-supe ... tive-covid

[Dohplaydat]

boss watch the video. You think any amount of money going to bring back that fella mother? He outside and watch he mother die while waiting on a hospital bed. "No beds available." That hitting harder than most of them other videos.

lock down the MC country before we reach that stage

If the country go into lockdown, how will people earn money to eat?

I not suggesting a 3 month lockdown like that madman nasty MC Keith do last time. He do that on purpose so he could rank #1 on Oxford "Readiness to Reopen" tracker and parlay that into 5 more years in power.

Modern second-wave lockdowns are a few weeks at most with the explicit intent of keeping surges from wiping out ICU bed availability. Check the recent lockdowns in Europe as an example.

These new lockdowns are all about preserving bed space and making oxygen available to those that need it. Right now we could very easily spiral into a situation where nobody gets any healthcare in the country (not even private).

Dude I am amazed that we didn't lock down harder a week and a half ago, that decision will cost us dearly.

Barbados has shown hard early lockdowns effectively bring down cases within a month.

Looking at the raw data, we in for a rough time over the next month. or two. We'll probably have 250 more deaths ( 400+ in total) by end of June.

[Dohplaydat]

graph man, post the graph.

show we want to expect

Posted it before....I don't think it'll get this bad, but 500+ deaths is easily possible by Aug 1st.

The peak is yet to come

Hospital resources have basically gone already....we definitely maxed out at the moment.

[nervewrecker]

boss watch the video. You think any amount of money going to bring back that fella mother? He outside and watch he mother die while waiting on a hospital bed. "No beds available." That hitting harder than most of them other videos.

lock down the MC country before we reach that stage

If the country go into lockdown, how will people earn money to eat?

I not suggesting a 3 month lockdown like that madman nasty MC Keith do last time. He do that on purpose so he could rank #1 on Oxford "Readiness to Reopen" tracker and parlay that into 5 more years in power.

Modern second-wave lockdowns are a few weeks at most with the explicit intent of keeping surges from wiping out ICU bed availability.

These new lockdowns are all about preserving bed space and making oxygen available to those that need it. Right now we could very easily spiral into a situation where nobody gets any healthcare in the country (not even private).

Kiethos is the right man for the job. If kamla had lockdown the place and cancel carnival there wold have been riots. He is the man to take the heat and doing a good job.

They really avoiding this next lockdown but from what he hearing point people planning virtual borough day. You eh see we asking for it? I seeing people without masks still.

No word of some men coming off platforms and if they come home is 14 day and 14 days before they go back. Looks like they might just be kept on from an economic standpoint. Heard it through the grapevine. Kinda glad I didn't go

[pugboy]

we dont need fullscale business lockdowns like last time
most businesses can stay open

but curfews will help keep the idiots from liming and spreading
that is what all the other 2nd and 3rd wave countries have done, barbados included

[redmanjp]

less disinfecting, much more masking

https://consumer.healthday.com/cdc-low-risk-of-catching-coronavirus-from-surfaces-2652264315.html

CDC: Risk for Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces Is Low
Agency says the risk for contracting the virus from a contaminated surface is less than 1 in 10,000
CDC: Risk for Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces Is Low
FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for catching the new coronavirus from surfaces is low, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week in what some experts say is a long overdue announcement.

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were widespread warnings that people could become infected by touching contaminated surfaces and then touching their eyes, nose, or mouth, which led many people and businesses to take extraordinary cleaning measures and precautions. But in updated surface cleaning guidelines, the CDC says the risk for contracting the virus from a contaminated surface is less than 1 in 10,000, The New York Times reported.

"People can be affected with the virus that causes COVID-19 through contact with contaminated surfaces and objects," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D., said at a White House briefing on Monday. "However, evidence has demonstrated that the risk by this route of infection of transmission is actually low."

"Finally," Linsey Marr, Ph.D., an airborne virus expert at Virginia Tech, told The Times. "We've known this for a long time, and yet people are still focusing so much on surface cleaning." Marr added that there is "really no evidence that anyone has ever gotten COVID-19 by touching a contaminated surface."

In most cases, cleaning with soap and water -- in addition to hand-washing and mask-wearing -- is enough to keep the odds of surface transmission low, according to the updated cleaning guidelines from the CDC. Still, the guidelines do suggest that if someone who has COVID-19 has been in a particular space within the last day, the area should be both cleaned and disinfected.

The New York Times Article

More Information: CDC

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

223 new cases and 2 deaths

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We also crossed 10,000 total positive cases locally today also

[redmanjp]

we would soon cross 200 deaths d way hospitals fulling up

[widdyphuck]

"Just heard several Massy staff members in Gulf View tested positive for covid. They're keeping it quiet because they don't want to close the store, so avoid there for a while."
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[Kenjo]

"Just heard several Massy staff members in Gulf View tested positive for covid. They're keeping it quiet because they don't want to close the store, so avoid there for a while."
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Lol all other stores closing for sanitization and they will be the only exception , can we start reading over a second time when posting stuff

[K74T]

#HappeningNow: Prime Minister Dr the Hon Keith Rowley is chairing a COVID-19 Response Meeting with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of National Security.

Dr Rowley is hosting the virtual meeting from the official residence at Blenheim in Tobago.

[carluva]

I have a question regarding these daily numbers.

As many of you have indicated, there is allegedly a backlog in testing. So results of COVID tests at the Govt institutions are not made available the same day and, from the posts in this thread, could be made available a few days to a few weeks later.

So, are the numbers reported on a daily basis really based on tests conducted within the previous 24 hour period, or do the daily reported numbers include tests results from a few days to a few weeks ago?

[adnj]

I have a question regarding these daily numbers.

As many of you have indicated, there is allegedly a backlog in testing. So results of COVID tests at the Govt institutions are not made available the same day and, from the posts in this thread, could be made available a few days to a few weeks later.

So, are the numbers reported on a daily basis really based on tests conducted within the previous 24 hour period, or do the daily reported numbers include tests results from a few days to a few weeks ago?

That information is posted on each Covid-19 update.

https://health.gov.tt/covid-19-daily-up ... april-2021

[carluva]

Thanks bro. I never read that fine print. I always gravitated to the numbers.

But still - those are samples over the a three day period. If what others are saying is true and some don't get feedback on results for two weeks and counting, how are these accounted for? Or is it a case that the results are processed and reported but there is an absence of timely communication of results to the patients tested? Possibly the latter come to think of it.