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Anglican Archbishop Rev Bishop Claude Berkley
NICOLE DRAYTON
COVID-19 measures return to Anglican churches
WHO declares new variant of interest
Health Ministry: Pfizer vaccines available for booster doses
CARPHA promotes immunisation with “Take Your Best Shot” Schools’ trivia game show
Former Minister of Education and former Member of Parliament for Caroni East, Dr Tim Gopeesingh
Dr Gopeesingh calls for the lifting of all COVID-19 emergency declarations
Covid-19 Cases in Trinidad and Tobago
Prof Terrence Seemungal
5-member team to probe State's handling of COVID
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi address members of the media during his virtual press conference, yesterday.
AG: CMO maintains significant danger with open-air cremations
A member of the public shows her vaccination card as she leaves the Queen’s Park Savannah COVID-19 Vaccination Facility, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.
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Slowdown of people for COVID vaccine in El Dorado
Novak Djokovic sits in the back of car arriving at an immigration detention hotel in Melbourne, Australia Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. Djokovic was reported to be back in immigration detention Saturday after his legal challenge to avoid being deported from Australia for being unvaccinated for COVID-19 was moved to a higher court. (Channel 9 via AP)
Djokovic back in detention, continues to fight deportation
24 COVID deaths, 810 new cases
FILE - People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site in Times Square, New York, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Scientists are warning that omicrons lightning-fast spread across the globe practically ensures it wont be the last worrisome coronavirus variant. And theres no guarantee the next ones will cause milder illness or that vaccines will work against them. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say
The latest recommended drugs are able to reduce the risk of hospital admission for the most vulnerable patients [File: Joseph Prezioso/AFP]
WHO adds new drugs to COVID treatments amid Omicron surge
FILE - Defending men's champion Serbia's Novak Djokovic practices on Margaret Court Arena ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 13, 2022. Tennis star Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said Friday, Jan. 14, he used his ministerial discretion to revoke the 34-year-old Serbs visa on public interest grounds three days before the Australian Open is to begin.(AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
Double-fault: Visa revoked again, Djokovic faces deportation
FILE - This artist sketch depicts lawyer Scott Keller standing to argue on behalf of more than two dozen business groups seeking an immediate order from the Supreme Court to halt a Biden administration order to impose a vaccine-or-testing requirement on the nation's large employers during the COVID-19 pandemic, at the Supreme Court in Washington, Jan. 7, 2022. The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. The court's order Thursday during a spike in coronavirus cases deals a blow to the administration's efforts to boost the vaccination rate among Americans. (Dana Verkouteren via AP, File)
Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
FILE - This image provided by Pfizer shows the company's COVID-19 Paxlovid pills. Pfizer's and Merck's COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections. (Pfizer via AP, File)
COVID-19 pill rollout stymied by shortages as omicron rages
FILE - Maya Goode, a COVID-19 technician, performs a test on Jessica Sanchez outside Asthenis Pharmacy in Providence, R.I., Dec. 7, 2021. Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in Britain, US
DR CARISSA F. ETIENNE, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). (Image: PAHO)
PAHO/WHO
PAHO: ‘Every corner’ of Americas is seeing increases in COVID cases
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NATUC General Secretary Michael Annisette
Natuc: Govt buying time to put vaccine legislation in place
The National Trade Union Centre (NATUC) believes the one-month extension to allow public servants to become vaccinated, is an attempt by the State to buy itself some time to ensure the relevant legislation is in place so the authorities can act if and when workers refuse.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley
PHOTO COURTESY PRIME MINISTER'S FB PAGE
Beach hours extended, rivers reopen from Monday
Opening hours for the beaches have been extended by two hours and people can now access the seaside from 5 am to 2 pm starting from Monday.
Prof Terrence Seemungal
5-member team to probe State's handling of COVID
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has put together a five-member team to evaluate the State's handling of the COVID-19 virus "with a professional eye" and present their findings in one week.
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi address members of the media during his virtual press conference, yesterday.
AG: CMO maintains significant danger with open-air cremations
While the Government has given the green light for the resumption of open-air pyre cremations for COVID-19 victims, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) still maintains that it poses a significant danger.
A member of the public shows her vaccination card as she leaves the Queen’s Park Savannah COVID-19 Vaccination Facility, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.
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Slowdown of people for COVID vaccine in El Dorado
With just hours to go before the Government's deadline set in for public servants to get vaccinated in order to be allowed to continue working from Monday, district health officials in El Dorado Saturday reported a slowdown in the number of people coming forward.
Novak Djokovic sits in the back of car arriving at an immigration detention hotel in Melbourne, Australia Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. Djokovic was reported to be back in immigration detention Saturday after his legal challenge to avoid being deported from Australia for being unvaccinated for COVID-19 was moved to a higher court. (Channel 9 via AP)
Djokovic back in detention, continues to fight deportation
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic was back in immigration detention Saturday after his legal challenge to avoid being deported from Australia for being unvaccinated for COVID-19 was moved to higher court.
24 COVID deaths, 810 new cases
The Ministry of Health has recorded 24 additional COVID related death. This brings the total number of deaths to 3,180. There are currently 623 patients in the hospital. The ministry has also recorded 810 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of active cases to 16,429.
FILE - People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site in Times Square, New York, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Scientists are warning that omicrons lightning-fast spread across the globe practically ensures it wont be the last worrisome coronavirus variant. And theres no guarantee the next ones will cause milder illness or that vaccines will work against them. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say
Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron’s whirlwind advance practically ensures it won’t be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world.
The latest recommended drugs are able to reduce the risk of hospital admission for the most vulnerable patients [File: Joseph Prezioso/AFP]
WHO adds new drugs to COVID treatments amid Omicron surge
Latest recommendations prompt new calls for patent waivers to allow more people access to treatments.
FILE - Defending men's champion Serbia's Novak Djokovic practices on Margaret Court Arena ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 13, 2022. Tennis star Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said Friday, Jan. 14, he used his ministerial discretion to revoke the 34-year-old Serbs visa on public interest grounds three days before the Australian Open is to begin.(AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
Double-fault: Visa revoked again, Djokovic faces deportation
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time, the latest twist in the ongoing saga over whether the No. 1-ranked tennis player will be allowed to compete in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19.
FILE - This artist sketch depicts lawyer Scott Keller standing to argue on behalf of more than two dozen business groups seeking an immediate order from the Supreme Court to halt a Biden administration order to impose a vaccine-or-testing requirement on the nation's large employers during the COVID-19 pandemic, at the Supreme Court in Washington, Jan. 7, 2022. The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. The court's order Thursday during a spike in coronavirus cases deals a blow to the administration's efforts to boost the vaccination rate among Americans. (Dana Verkouteren via AP, File)
Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that employees at large businesses get a vaccine or test regularly and wear a mask on the job.
FILE - This image provided by Pfizer shows the company's COVID-19 Paxlovid pills. Pfizer's and Merck's COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections. (Pfizer via AP, File)
COVID-19 pill rollout stymied by shortages as omicron rages
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections.
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Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley
PHOTO COURTESY PRIME MINISTER'S FB PAGE
Beach hours extended, rivers reopen from Monday
Prof Terrence Seemungal
5-member team to probe State's handling of COVID
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi address members of the media during his virtual press conference, yesterday.
AG: CMO maintains significant danger with open-air cremations
A member of the public shows her vaccination card as she leaves the Queen’s Park Savannah COVID-19 Vaccination Facility, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.
ANISTO ALVES
Slowdown of people for COVID vaccine in El Dorado
Novak Djokovic sits in the back of car arriving at an immigration detention hotel in Melbourne, Australia Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. Djokovic was reported to be back in immigration detention Saturday after his legal challenge to avoid being deported from Australia for being unvaccinated for COVID-19 was moved to a higher court. (Channel 9 via AP)
Djokovic back in detention, continues to fight deportation
24 COVID deaths, 810 new cases
FILE - People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site in Times Square, New York, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Scientists are warning that omicrons lightning-fast spread across the globe practically ensures it wont be the last worrisome coronavirus variant. And theres no guarantee the next ones will cause milder illness or that vaccines will work against them. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say
The latest recommended drugs are able to reduce the risk of hospital admission for the most vulnerable patients [File: Joseph Prezioso/AFP]
WHO adds new drugs to COVID treatments amid Omicron surge
FILE - Defending men's champion Serbia's Novak Djokovic practices on Margaret Court Arena ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 13, 2022. Tennis star Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said Friday, Jan. 14, he used his ministerial discretion to revoke the 34-year-old Serbs visa on public interest grounds three days before the Australian Open is to begin.(AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
Double-fault: Visa revoked again, Djokovic faces deportation
FILE - This artist sketch depicts lawyer Scott Keller standing to argue on behalf of more than two dozen business groups seeking an immediate order from the Supreme Court to halt a Biden administration order to impose a vaccine-or-testing requirement on the nation's large employers during the COVID-19 pandemic, at the Supreme Court in Washington, Jan. 7, 2022. The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. The court's order Thursday during a spike in coronavirus cases deals a blow to the administration's efforts to boost the vaccination rate among Americans. (Dana Verkouteren via AP, File)
Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
FILE - This image provided by Pfizer shows the company's COVID-19 Paxlovid pills. Pfizer's and Merck's COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections. (Pfizer via AP, File)
COVID-19 pill rollout stymied by shortages as omicron rages
FILE - Maya Goode, a COVID-19 technician, performs a test on Jessica Sanchez outside Asthenis Pharmacy in Providence, R.I., Dec. 7, 2021. Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)