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redmanjp wrote:i think after April they can relax some measures: i.e. let restaurants (no dine in) & other businesses reopen but continue to enforce remote work- which is what we had a couple weeks ago- no mass gatherings for a long time so churches, cinemas, bars, clubs, etc. would remain closed for months.
but we shall see the local situation wrt community spread when testing begins tomorrow- after a week or 2 as we get the results if enough ppl go and test.
Maybe likely when USA is free from lockdown.EFFECTIC DESIGNS wrote:Where is Redress? I wanted to find out from him when this shut down will end in Trinidad
The reason I want to know from him is because he is a staunch dead PNM, if he says this going on for a year then yeah we dead.
I can't take allyuh word for it fellas sorry, allyuh too anti PNM, I need to hear from Redress how long we looking at for this shut down. There is nobody who is a more dead and staunch PNM on this site than he, if he says a year then we know we in trouble, the reason being is anything he says will be in defense of the government so if he say it bad then it bad.
shogun wrote:Might explain a lot about the disparity in incubation periods and pathology of the virus.
redmanjp wrote:i think after April they can relax some measures: i.e. let restaurants (no dine in) & other businesses reopen but continue to enforce remote work- which is what we had a couple weeks ago- no mass gatherings for a long time so churches, cinemas, bars, clubs, etc. would remain closed for months.
but we shall see the local situation wrt community spread when testing begins tomorrow- after a week or 2 as we get the results if enough ppl go and test.
Redman wrote:We can open up small parts of the economic to resupply in a phased way.
As smash said....one person on one flight boat or pirogue and we back to square one
The end of this is a vaccine.
Until then we manage hospitalization and keep numbers down.
Redress10 wrote:EFFECTIC DESIGNS wrote:Where is Redress? I wanted to find out from him when this shut down will end in Trinidad
The reason I want to know from him is because he is a staunch dead PNM, if he says this going on for a year then yeah we dead.
I can't take allyuh word for it fellas sorry, allyuh too anti PNM, I need to hear from Redress how long we looking at for this shut down. There is nobody who is a more dead and staunch PNM on this site than he, if he says a year then we know we in trouble, the reason being is anything he says will be in defense of the government so if he say it bad then it bad.
What does PNM have to do with this disease? This is a global disease. The disease sets the timeline. Best thing we could do is wait it out. Look at it like this. The world is on pause and first world nations hurting badly. Even when this is done most likely those countries going to be in recession and the global economy will slow down. There will also be economic and political backlash against China so the world is facing long term turmoil. Imagine all this going around whilst corona still lurking.
This country not "opening" back anytime soon. Ignore whatever you think the number is. The country simply can't afford a virus outbreak at the level of NY and Italy etc. So although some restrictions may be lifted there will still be restrictions such as no public gatherings such as fetes and parties. Corona is not disappearing anytime soon so normal for us may be 6-8 months away. I think carnival 2021 is out of the question and global travel might pick up somewhere in 2022.
I'm anti Kamla. I'll vote for Bas or Moonilal anytime but Kamla...No facking way. That woman clueless, knows she's clueless and happy to be clueless and still willing to lead us off a cliff.
Farmer asks Govt: Help us sell our produce
Elizabeth Gonzales
One Warrenville farmer is asking Government to help farmers get goods off their hands to prevent wastage.
Richard Singh, a rice and vegetable farmer, said he anticipated thousands in losses in the coming weeks, and millions in months to come, as there has been a dent in the agriculture sector due to covid19.
He told Newsday on Monday, he would be reaping crops next Wednesday, valued at $60,000 and he was hopeful retailers would buy them.
Singh said he was producing a larger-than-usual proportion of cassava, eddoes, corn, sweet potatoes and pumpkin.
He said, because of reports of farmers having to dump large amounts of stock, provision crops were more feasible because they have a longer shelf life.
“It’s not that we have too much food, we don’t have anyone to sell.
"Normally retailers would buy produce from us farmers and sell it back to consumers, but these guys can’t be on the roadsides so we have no one to re-sell for us.
“Some of them are happy that we're facing this problem so they can get the goods very cheap. It’s cheaper for us to leave it in the field. We’ll lose anyhow.”
He said as dumping continued, it would discourage farmers from producing more food. He added that, while he was prepared to count his losses, more must be done to help farmers so TT would be able to feed itself.
“Now is the time to boost food production and, outside of covid19, we should have been boosting it. The crisis kind of did well because people will eat local and this is the first time in years I heard people talking about producing our food.”
Singh said farmers were desperate to get the good off their hands where some were losing.
“The government has to step in and see how they can assist us because we need to keep producing food. We don’t know how bad things would get. We don’t know how long this would last.”
He said the government should turn its focus to ramping up food production.
“We are already importing 90 per cent of our food. I think the government should encourage people to eat local. They should use the food card and get them to eat local instead of buying a set of imported food. This will boost local production and keep the production of food going and lessen the wastage we are experiencing now.”
He said such a boost could also create employment and keep the agriculture sector alive.
"We are going to have a shortage of food because farmers are cutting back on production because people aren’t buying as much. The groceries are the ones benefiting.”
Singh was concerned that, in the next two months, farmers would have difficulty getting fertilisers or seeds.
“We have farmers willing and ready to produce the food once we have the support and the resources. Once we have our local food, we’ll be good. We need to feed our families and it makes no sense we have the money and nothing to buy. Countries will soon keep their food for their people.
“The smaller farmers will face real trouble. All of us will face loses but we need to keep the farmers producing food. I know in this time we need to help each other that’s why I mechanise operations to bring the goods cheaper.”
Zameer Akaloo, another farmer in Warrenville, said he had 50,000 pounds of watermelon on the field and some in storage waiting to be sold. He said if they were not sold soon he would lose $100,000 in goods. “I just want to be able to make back what I put into these crops. When I do this I can move onto other crops that won’t spoil as quickly.”
He too called on Government to reach out to farmers and offer support to encourage a ramp-up of food production in the country.
“Let’s not wait until things get worse. Let’s assume it will get to a point where we would have to feed ourselves and our livelihood will depend solely on what our farmers produce."
shogun wrote:Might explain a lot about the disparity in incubation periods and pathology of the virus.
Deyalsingh: 1.8 million condoms in stock
Clint Chan Tack
HEALTH Minister Terrence Deyalsingh on Monday disclosed there are 1.8 million condoms for men in TT.
He made the disclosure during the virtual news conference hosted by the ministry to provide updates on efforts to combat the spread of the covid19 pandemic.
Deyalsingh also said there are 67,000 condoms for women in TT.
He made these comments in response to a question Newsday had asked at Monday's press conference about whether there were sufficient contraceptives in the country.
To date, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has has tested 1152 samples, 113 samples were positive. Eight people have died and 17 people have been discharged. Deyalsingh also said the regular health system continues to function well.
Referring to St Ann's Hospital, Deyalsingh said the number of inpatients there has been reduced from 1,000 to 750, which meant 250 patients are being treated at health centres in their communities.
adnj wrote:Pastor who vowed to preach ‘unless I’m in jail or the hospital’ dies of COVID-19 in VA
An evangelical pastor and founder of The New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Virginia died of the coronavirus after he held a church service in defiance of safety protocols in late March, the church announced Sunday.
Bishop Gerald O. Glenn told his congregation he would hold service “unless I’m in jail or the hospital,” the New York Post reported. His last in-person service was held on March 22, in defiance of official warnings to practice social distancing as schools were closing, the New York Daily News reported.
“I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus. You can quote me on that,” the Bishop said, according to the New York Post. “I am essential. I’m a preacher, I talk to God!”
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sMASH wrote:redmanjp wrote:i think after April they can relax some measures: i.e. let restaurants (no dine in) & other businesses reopen but continue to enforce remote work- which is what we had a couple weeks ago- no mass gatherings for a long time so churches, cinemas, bars, clubs, etc. would remain closed for months.
but we shall see the local situation wrt community spread when testing begins tomorrow- after a week or 2 as we get the results if enough ppl go and test.
april, relax the measures, let the frontliners get some rest and recuperation. restock supplies, get some foods in the place. cause as u allow the people to mix up, boom! second wave. then is back to all hands on deck.
my assumption is, we are stalling this thing with all this contact prevention. and even if we starve it out from here, it just takes one flight to import it again, and we back to square two. (not square one cause some people would have some immunity as they had recovered, and we kinda know what to do already).
the slow transmission rate helping as it reducing the load on the system at any point in time, but this thing will hadda work through the population. as its highly contagious, and there is no vaccine, its just the rate were fiddling with.
although this is a good thingEFFECTIC DESIGNS wrote:Very good work not just Trinidad but entire Caribbean this sh!t is completely under control so far.
I have always regarded the Caribbean public health care as one of the best and the data shows this, even if most people still die from lifestyle diseases which IMO is mainly their fault and not that of the public health sector.
I don't think we realize how nice we have it when it comes to free health care.
Damn I guess we holiday is ending soon
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