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

[88sins]

I taking that with a pinch of vetsin... They weren't exactly truthful since this thing began.

Exactly!

I think it was npr that wrote an article about how China is lying about their numbers

All I go say about that is this

Do NOT trust any info coming out of China.

[aaron17]

So China is giving us stuff, should we trust them?

[hydroep]

North Korea 100x better than China, they don't have any coronavirus...

Kim Jong Un orders new hospital built as North Korea claims it has no coronavirus

https://nypost.com/2020/03/18/kim-jong-un-orders-new-hospital-built-as-north-korea-claims-it-has-no-coronavirus/

[Les Bain]

I remember reports in the early earlies that the Chinese government was arresting virus whistleblowers and suppressing information. Most of these whistleblowers are dead because the virus killed them before the government could.

Might be the foil hat speaking, but China is playing good guy greg to distract the world from asking them how did this all happen.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Bachannal on the cobo star as we speak, person began displaying flu like symptoms...no1 could leave atm

[aaron17]

Maybe tnt pulling a Kim Jong Un on the ppl

[sMASH]

global update

[Gladiator]

And another factor nobody discussing is that CARPHA's resources is not just for T&T but for the entire Caribbean... How many tests can they really do and how many test kits do they really have???

[MaxPower]

And another factor nobody discussing is that CARPHA's resources is not just for T&T but for the entire Caribbean... How many tests can they really do and how many test kits do they really have???

Minimal testing is being done.

There is no urgency to facilitate more testing.

Why test and get more cases? Will only “look” bad and cause panic?

The govt want you to stay your tail home and self quarantine...fight off the “mild” virus.

[aaron17]

And another factor nobody discussing is that CARPHA's resources is not just for T&T but for the entire Caribbean... How many tests can they really do and how many test kits do they really have???

Minimal testing is being done.

There is no urgency to facilitate more testing.

Why test and get more cases? Will only “look” bad and cause panic?

The govt want you to stay your tail home and self quarantine...fight off the “mild” virus.

Not even preventative self....i guess when it reaches out of control, then they will limit ppl from leaving home.

[pugboy]

police blowing siren by doubles brooklyn bar and tell them hurry up and scatter this morning

[MaxPower]

^ Keith said NO conggggggregating....


Dunno why Trinis so harden.

[Gladiator]

WTF!!!

CNN

Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in a tweet today that every 10 minutes, one Iranian is killed by the coronavirus. Every hour, at least 50 Iranian are infected.

[nemisis]

That cant be they have a very warm climate........

WTF!!!

CNN

Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in a tweet today that every 10 minutes, one Iranian is killed by the coronavirus. Every hour, at least 50 Iranian are infected.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

That cant be they have a very warm climate........

WTF!!!

CNN

Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in a tweet today that every 10 minutes, one Iranian is killed by the coronavirus. Every hour, at least 50 Iranian are infected.

that myth about the virus not surviving in warm climates is pure bs

[De Dragon]

And another factor nobody discussing is that CARPHA's resources is not just for T&T but for the entire Caribbean... How many tests can they really do and how many test kits do they really have???

CARPHA are currently doing 20 per week per country. Their capacity to do more I'm not sure of.

[Gladiator]

Just being a conspiracy fearmongerer here but can this COVID-19 situation result in the following scenario:

1. Virus takes over country. Plenty sick/dead and total lock down
2. Nobody cyar work and earn anything
3. Govt pumps billions into the system to buffer and forgive mortgages and loans
4. Everybody is unemployed
5. Govt puts everyone of welfare, controls all resources (food, medicine etc) and takes possession of all assets (land , house, personal savings etc)
6. New social order implemented
7. ALL rights and freedoms the people had (or thought they had) are now gone
8. People are now slaves to the new system

[aaron17]

The testing kits aquired from China will be given to CARPHA?

[aaron17]

Just being a conspiracy fearmongerer here but can this COVID-19 situation result in the following scenario:

1. Virus takes over country. Plenty sick/dead and total lock down
2. Nobody cyar work and earn anything
3. Govt pumps billions into the system to buffer and forgive mortgages and loans
4. Everybody is unemployed
5. Govt puts everyone of welfare, controls all resources (food, medicine etc) and takes possession of all assets (land , house, personal savings etc)
6. New social order implemented
7. ALL rights and freedoms the people had (or thought they had) are now gone
8. People are now slaves to the new system

New world order vibe

[Les Bain]

Just being a conspiracy fearmongerer here but can this COVID-19 situation result in the following scenario:

1. Virus takes over country. Plenty sick/dead and total lock down
2. Nobody cyar work and earn anything
3. Govt pumps billions into the system to buffer and forgive mortgages and loans
4. Everybody is unemployed
5. Govt puts everyone of welfare, controls all resources (food, medicine etc) and takes possession of all assets (land , house, personal savings etc)
6. New social order implemented
7. ALL rights and freedoms the people had (or thought they had) are now gone
8. People are now slaves to the new system

New world order vibe

That's why it's important to stay informed and comply. I find the fearless idiots willingly putting themselves at risk should be denied treatment. YOLO, sumbitch.

[adnj]

That cant be they have a very warm climate........

WTF!!!

CNN

Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in a tweet today that every 10 minutes, one Iranian is killed by the coronavirus. Every hour, at least 50 Iranian are infected.

that myth about the virus not surviving in warm climates is pure bs

Temperature and humidity are both factors. Iran has a climate that varies from mediterranean to arid; neither of which are high humidity. It does not have a "warm" climate.

You may want to take a few minutes to read the following...

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The main route of transmission of SARS CoV infection is presumed to be respiratory droplets. However the virus is also detectable in other body fluids and excreta. The stability of the virus at different temperatures and relative humidity on smooth surfaces were studied. The dried virus on smooth surfaces retained its viability for over 5 days at temperatures of 22–25°C and relative humidity of 40–50%, that is, typical air-conditioned environments. However, virus viability was rapidly lost (>3 log10) at higher temperatures and higher relative humidity (e.g., 38°C, and relative humidity of >95%). The better stability of SARS coronavirus at low temperature and low humidity environment may facilitate its transmission in community in subtropical area (such as Hong Kong) during the spring and in air-conditioned environments. It may also explain why some Asian countries in tropical area (such as Malaysia, Indonesia or Thailand) with high temperature and high relative humidity environment did not have major community outbreaks of SARS.

[URL]https://www.hindawi.com/journals/av/2011/734690/
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Iran has a hot, dry climate characterized by long, hot, dry summers and short, cool winters. The climate is influenced by Iran's location between the subtropical aridity of the Arabian desert areas and the subtropical humidity of the eastern Mediterranean area.

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[nemisis]

We need a sarcasm tag

[alfa]

Just being a conspiracy fearmongerer here but can this COVID-19 situation result in the following scenario:

1. Virus takes over country. Plenty sick/dead and total lock down
2. Nobody cyar work and earn anything
3. Govt pumps billions into the system to buffer and forgive mortgages and loans
4. Everybody is unemployed
5. Govt puts everyone of welfare, controls all resources (food, medicine etc) and takes possession of all assets (land , house, personal savings etc)
6. New social order implemented
7. ALL rights and freedoms the people had (or thought they had) are now gone
8. People are now slaves to the new system

i.e Socialism

[The_Honourable]

Passengers and crew on board the Cabo Star have been prevented from disembarking at the Port of Port of Spain, after a person exhibiting flu-like symptoms was reported on board.

Reports are that a Cabo Star crew member was taken for testing by the Ministry of Health's special ambulance service.

Existing protocols dictate that all persons on board are required to remain on board until the results are in.

The Cabo Star is currently moored in Port of Spain after arriving at approximately 5:43am on Thursday.

[Cantmis]

Silk road plan coming along nicely...

[adnj]

We need a sarcasm tag

For what? *sarcasm*

[Dohplaydat]

Just being a conspiracy fearmongerer here but can this COVID-19 situation result in the following scenario:

1. Virus takes over country. Plenty sick/dead and total lock down
2. Nobody cyar work and earn anything
3. Govt pumps billions into the system to buffer and forgive mortgages and loans
4. Everybody is unemployed
5. Govt puts everyone of welfare, controls all resources (food, medicine etc) and takes possession of all assets (land , house, personal savings etc)
6. New social order implemented
7. ALL rights and freedoms the people had (or thought they had) are now gone
8. People are now slaves to the new system

No, let's be as realistic as possible.

1. The virus spreads to tens of thousands in 2 months. Eventually by end of the year literally everyone gets it.
2, ~1000-3000 people die
3. Health systems are maxed out or months, lots of others die as a consequence of medical staff and equipment being unavailable
4. Eventually, by Aug/Sept, things get easier, less and less people are being infected and deaths decrease
5. Simultaneously, the world recovers as well
6. We go quickly from a recession to a mini-boom around Sept as things normalize
7. Boom gets bigger as people shop or Christmas
8. World recovers and Bitcoin goes to $20K (crosses fingers)

What do we learn?
1. Many governments had money to prop up the economy.
2. It shows 6 months of 'less corruption' was enough funds to 'help' us deal with this
3. Pumping money into the system to prop up airlines, and many other sectors was necessary but unfair to many other businesses but at least the recession is over
4. Corona will still be around but most of world would have achieved herd immunity


Btw if Corona was worst, if the mortality rate was even 5%, then we'd be in for some seriously scary times. As it stands now, I do agree with one thing. It is 'mild' in comparison to MERS, SARs etc.

Also, I strongly suspect I have Covid-19 right now, as well as my wife, sister, neighbor. I was refused testing on account of:
1. No travel history in the last 14 days
2. Symptoms all of us are exhibiting are mild

I was told to self-quarantine and call and give an update if any of our symptoms get worse.

Now I do understand their reasoning, my partner is one of the people working on this in Mt Hope. But since the beginning of this week, it is very much possible I could have gotten it from one of the 9 (or one of the many who haven't been tested yet).

Secondly, my wife and I have taken the week off and self-quarantined as advised. My sister and neighbor have not and whatever they have would have spread to a minimum of 3-6 people so far.

Mistakes are being made and we are being fooled by Rowley into thinking they have a handle on this situation.

If only we had a good opposition who was on top of things.

[goalpost]

I surprised how easy it is to get onto MOH officials via phone.

[aaron17]

Hydroxychloroquine / chloroquine and remdisovar (spelling) almost or approved by the FDA already for corona .maybe available for prescription as soon the clinical trial is done.
I was watching the white house conference.

[nismotrinidappa]

Dohplaydat..what you say is concerning.. I also believe there are a lot of people walking around who should have been in self quarantine