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

[sMASH]

we got more cases today and u saying open up?

I've been saying to open for weeks!

And you have been sounding stupid ever since you started, try making sense

We have to learn to live with this virus! And I've been saying that for over a year now.

and we will do so SAFELY by vaccinating high risk groups first and not allowing the virus to overrun the hospitals. when hospitalizations and deaths can go down and STAY down after opening up it is only then u can live with the virus.

mc an dem send the 'high risk' group to line up in the rain for hours a few days straight. u really feel they know what they doin?

[ProtonPowder]

Its all under control

People cant get their allowances to buy shoes used on the job but ministers can get a 390k cheque paid to a car dealership instantly.

i love trinidad

[bluefete]

Its all under control

People cant get their allowances to buy shoes used on the job but ministers can get a 390k cheque paid to a car dealership instantly.

i love trinidad

We vote fuh dat (not that Tantie Kams would have been any different).

[hover11]

The same kams that bought a range rover with same tax break?

Its all under control

People cant get their allowances to buy shoes used on the job but ministers can get a 390k cheque paid to a car dealership instantly.

i love trinidad

We vote fuh dat (not that Tantie Kams would have been any different).

[ST Auto]

TT beat covid ? These ppl delusional

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see this is the shiet that's going to cause another outbreak. Wear your mask, social distance, don't lime and go to parties or have the Mother of all Carnivals. This thing not over until we get a crap load of mRNA vaccines or we find easy/cheap therapeutics.

[bluefete]

Yup.

Perks of the job must be maximized because you taxpayers not paying me enough to take bus and maxi.

The same kams that bought a range rover with same tax break?

Its all under control

People cant get their allowances to buy shoes used on the job but ministers can get a 390k cheque paid to a car dealership instantly.

i love trinidad

We vote fuh dat (not that Tantie Kams would have been any different).

[bluefete]

TT beat covid ? These ppl delusional

200679894_5690988494276629_5812639531867125271_n.jpg

see this is the shiet that's going to cause another outbreak. Wear your mask, social distance, don't lime and go to parties or have the Mother of all Carnivals. This thing not over until we get a crap load of mRNA vaccines or we find easy/cheap therapeutics.

When (not IF) that Delta variant hits (if it has not hit already) is ole mas in T&T.

[ProtonPowder]

The same kams that bought a range rover with same tax break?

Its all under control

People cant get their allowances to buy shoes used on the job but ministers can get a 390k cheque paid to a car dealership instantly.

i love trinidad

We vote fuh dat (not that Tantie Kams would have been any different).

the whataboutism from alyuh morons is exactly what let the PNM become immune to criticism in the last 10 years

[ST Auto]

https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-v ... rty-2021-6

[drchaos]

Hospital system has been in crisis for months, under strain far far longer. Terrance earn he $1 million+ vehicle by playing down reality and boosting up hopes and dreams from day one.

Anyone in government says something is bad, believe me, that means it's a hundred times worse.

What vehicle?

I have the certified copy in an archive from a good while ago. If I find it I'll dig it up.

Thanks for letting us know this. This was interesting.

Man buy a next Prado, yes. This pandemic real sweet for some people, oui!

I give de man right yes ... Allu eh riot yet, just complaining on social media and online forums.

[redmanjp]

https://www3.cnc3.co.tt/paho-director-delta-variant-in-the-caribbean/

PAHO Director: Delta variant in the Caribbean
By Kevon Felmine -June 30, 2021
Dr Carissa Ettiene
KEVON FELMINEkevon.felmine@guardian.co.tt

As many people make plans to travel to and from T&T with the reopening of borders on July 17, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is reporting the detection of the highly contagious Delta variant in the Caribbean. At yesterday’s weekly COVID-19 media briefing, PAHO Director Dr Carissa Ettiene said laboratories sequenced the variant in the neighbouring islands of Barbados, Martinique, St Martin, Guadeloupe, Aruba and Puerto Rico. It was also found in the popular travel destinations of the United States of America (USA) and Canada.

PAHO also reported detections in Mexico, French Guiana, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru. The Delta variant is 1.2 times more transmissible than other strains of COVID-19, and scientists have detected it in 95 countries. It has become the dominant strain in the United Kingdom, where vaccine accessibility is high. However, Ettiene said PAHO was confident that World Health Organisation-approved vaccines work and are already preventing countless hospitalisations and deaths. “However, no vaccine is 100 per cent effective, so there will be a few cases even among the vaccinated. And we do expect that. This is not a surprise, but still, the public health impact of vaccination is undeniable, and we are seeing it in places with high coverage as more people get vaccinated,” Ettiene said. Effective vaccination should lessen transmission, and it shows in countries like the USA and England, where vaccination rates are high, and the spread of the disease is slower than in previous months. However, Ettiene again noted the glaring gap in the access to vaccines within the Americas. “As I have said before, this is unacceptable, and the emergence of variants makes it even more urgent that we accelerate supplies to the places with the highest transmission.” While PAHO continues to lobby richer countries with large vaccine stocks to donate, Ettiene said it remains crucial that countries maintain their public health measures to combat spread. Dr Jairo Mendez Rico, PAHO’s advisor on emerging viral diseases, said the presence of the Delta variant in the region was linked to travellers mainly. Rico said community transmission continues to be limited, whereas other variants are more widespread. “It is hard to predict what will be the impact of the Delta variant in our region. Variants such as Alpha, which has a high level of transmission, entered our region and they predominated just in a transient manner in some countries and were rapidly replaced by others such as Gama and Lamda, which is called the C.37,” Rico said. However, he said countries’ public health measures should focus on decreasing transmission, regardless of the variant. These measures include the wearing of face masks, social distancing and vaccination. There is also a warning against vacation travel this summer or hurricane season as statistics show the worsening of the pandemic. Last week, the Americas reported 1.1 million new COVID-19 infections and 30,000 related deaths. It brings the total case count to more than 72 million and resulting deaths to 1.9 million. So as schools go on break, many parents may consider making the most of the vacation months. As more people get vaccinated in North America, governments remove restrictions on movements, and travel destinations reopen for tourists. As many families consider booking summer vacations, Ettiene warns that while vaccines protect against the worst of COVID-19, even the vaccinated can become sick and spread the disease.

[AlphaMan]

One man was complaining in front the Parliament and he's not even an injun..

[Mmoney607]

The same kams that bought a range rover with same tax break?

Its all under control

People cant get their allowances to buy shoes used on the job but ministers can get a 390k cheque paid to a car dealership instantly.

i love trinidad

We vote fuh dat (not that Tantie Kams would have been any different).

the whataboutism from alyuh morons is exactly what let the PNM become immune to criticism in the last 10 years

Precisely. They can't say anything without mentioning kamla. Kamla have nothing to do with this situation. Kamla can't help anybody right now.

[AlphaMan]

I dont know how trinis gonna survive 4 years under this PNM nah..

[ruffneck_12]

Keep in mind, that the healthier you are, the higher your chances of survival.


Brb, wearing a mask to go grocery to buy sugary cereals and soybean oil to fry my aloo pies

[redmanjp]

Keep in mind, that the healthier you are, the higher your chances of survival.


Brb, wearing a mask to go grocery to buy sugary cereals and soybean oil to fry my aloo pies

true, but anyone of any age can suffer for months with long term effects (long covid)

[paid_influencer]

I learnt a new acronym today - PAMS.

It stands for pre-symptomatic, asymptomatic, and mildly symptomatic.

PAMS is why we will not be able to stop the Delta variant.

[drchaos]

Keep in mind, that the healthier you are, the higher your chances of survival.


Brb, wearing a mask to go grocery to buy sugary cereals and soybean oil to fry my aloo pies

true, but anyone of any age can suffer for months with long term effects (long covid)

This claim is unsubstantiated.

The data set so far (and since the beginning of time) shows that your health does have an impact on your response to Covid-19 and any other infectious disease.
Come on guys this not rocket science.

There was a recent study that showed whole food plant based diets increases your chance of having very mild disease.

[K74T]

[Gem_in_i]

They could not utilize it because the people do not want it?

[paid_influencer]

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that is p. strange... the Sinopharm vaccines have long expiration dates (2023), so it's not a close to expiry issue like the AZ vaccines. The Sinopharm vaccines also don't need special storage, so they could just keep them.

The reason they give for the donation is "inability to utilize the stock of available vaccines at this time." Further digging shows they have 36,000 persons out of 63,000 total already vaccinated (mostly AZ).. so they already almost fully vaxxed.

...and China sent them 20,000 free Sinopharm doses yesterday.

they literally overflowing with vaccines.

[paid_influencer]

interesting aside,

They also thanked the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for assisting with transporting the vaccines from China to Antigua and Barbuda.

https://www.facebook.com/investingforwe ... 0271123945

so them 5,000 Sinopharm doses went China --> Venezuela --> Antigua (who did not need it) ---> Trinidad.

[sMASH]

The same kams that bought a range rover with same tax break?

Its all under control

People cant get their allowances to buy shoes used on the job but ministers can get a 390k cheque paid to a car dealership instantly.

i love trinidad

We vote fuh dat (not that Tantie Kams would have been any different).

the difference with kams is, they will buy their big van at factory rates, AND still do things for the people.

if u have to elect corrupt contract mafia politicians, at least elect the ones that will still give the people sumting, while they theifing.

all pnm give we is a pool, some broom and a batch a charges and fines.

[aaron17]

TT beat covid ? These ppl delusional

200679894_5690988494276629_5812639531867125271_n.jpg

see this is the shiet that's going to cause another outbreak. Wear your mask, social distance, don't lime and go to parties or have the Mother of all Carnivals. This thing not over until we get a crap load of mRNA vaccines or we find easy/cheap therapeutics.

When (not IF) that Delta variant hits (if it has not hit already) is ole mas in T&T.

Play de devil...'Jab Jab'

[elec2020]

They could not utilize it because the people do not want it?

even though there PM threatened to make vaccination mandatory. I like that the people not taking it still. Show those overpaid politicians that we have had enough and they work for us not the other way around.

[De Dragon]

How many ppl out of 10 double mask some find struggle just to wear one

I seeing a new trend ...ppl talking on their phone while walking on the road and they have to pull down their mask..smh

So when food places open up too..that gonna cause trouble ....

Excuses for pulling masks down.

Hello aaron,

Most of those masks are ineffective, so to me it doesn’t matter whether its on or off.

We continue to fail in this pandemic and each and every single time we will be caught with our pants down.

Even double masking?

Is your intention to question every Covid measure? YOU want question people's mask wearing? What does that have to do with YOU wearing yours properly? Or is that "your choice" as well?

[aaron17]

Don't quote me on this but...
Is it possible to have new strains that is more transmissible but weaker deathwise? I heard talk about it.

[Dohplaydat]

Don't quote me on this but...
Is it possible to have new strains that is more transmissible but weaker deathwise? I heard talk about it.

Yes definitely possible however that doesn't seem to be the case with covid so far.

[redmanjp]

Happy New Month!

Many did not make it as June is now the deadliest month.

[Mmoney607]

Happy New Month!

Many did not make it as June is now the deadliest month.

June was the deadliest month since 3 days ago. But we still need to open up. Just get it over with and done. Peel off the plaster fast.