Currently, some 195,070 people in the country are fully vaccinated, having received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine—either Sinopharm or AstraZeneca—inching closer to the 200,000 mark.
Indian fusion singer and leader of Kaveesh the Band, Kaveesh Maharaj, has been enlisted to encourage and show appreciation to volunteers at the TTMA mass vaccine drive at the Divali Nagar Site, Uriah Butler Highway.
Close to 600 people were vaccinated at the Ministry of Health's three Mass Vaccination Sites in south Trinidad on Saturday.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is assuring Tobagonians that the Government is giving the same level of attention to the island's COVID-19 situation as Trinidad.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says employers asking unvaccinated staff to take the vaccine or pay for PCR COVID tests on a regular basis, are making decisions based on their responsibility to the population.
This country’s nursing complement has received a much-needed boost as 30 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) specialists from Cuba have arrived in the country to help bolster the overwhelmed labour force.
A total of 111 minors have been counted among nationals who have returned home since this country’s borders reopened on July 17, but only one of them has so far tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
The price of pigtails, according to importers, skyrocketed by 74 per cent, canned corned beef went up by 36 per cent, yellow split peas and lentils rose by 34 per cent, brown sugar climbed by 25 per cent, and canned tuna increased by 15 per cent.
Commissioner of Police, Gary Griffith, has debunked certain the social media posts which are branding as imposters, Police Officers carrying out their legitimate duties as members of the TTPS COVID-19 Task Force, are being branded as imposters.
The Barkeepers & Operators Association of Trinidad and Tobago (BOATT) says it is doing all it can to ensure that once restrictions are lifted, the establishments and workers in its industry will be ready to open for business.
The Trinidad & Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce (TTCIC) and AMCHAM T&T, in collaboration with The Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI), are reminding the public that their mass vaccination site is at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), Frederick Street, Port of Spain, and no other location.
According to Technical Director of the Ministry of Health's Epidemiology Division, Dr Avery Hinds, there has been a slow but steady increase in case numbers over the past three weeks.