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21 new COVID-19 deaths
Posted: Thursday, May 13, 2021

21 new COVID-19 deaths, highest daily total recorded to date
Active cases have risen to 4,814 with the latest infections.

615 covid19 cases, 11 deaths reported
The Health Ministry has pointed out that the 615 cases reported on Wednesday were detected in samples taken between May 7 and 11, and not over 24 hours.

PM: Govt in battle with UNC misinformation
He said the Opposition appears not to be taking the pandemic seriously. Asked if he would be willing to sit down with the Opposition Leader in front of the media and have a discussion about the pandemic management, he said: "The last advice I got from her was to go to hell. I have no intention of going there."

Doctor: Keep children active during covid19
Mitchell said it is not healthy for children to be sedentary, spend most of their time indoors, on electronic devices, watching television or playing video games while they are at home. She was certain that parents could find innovative ways to keep their children active, "even it it's just (doing household) chores."

NGC spends Millions on Train 1 but:
Atlantic's future still being discussed

PM marks Eid, says Muslim generosity should be adapted amid COVID-19
Marking the occasion in a press release on Wednesday, the Prime Minister noted that for the second year in a row, the event has been restricted as a result of the novel coronavirus.

COVID claims the life of Imam hours before Eid
Mohammed had four heart bypass surgeries, [was] diabetic and recently began experiencing kidney problems.

Sisters die from COVID
She said the women died within a week of each other. And as she expressed pain over their deaths and condolences to the family, she also sought to warn the public about not taking the virus seriously.

Rush for testing
Suspected cases mingle at centres

2,473 police officers were in Covid quarantine
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has reported that 726 employees, including 705 officers, are now in quarantine with two officers having died from the Covid-19 virus.

Griffith mourns TTPS inspector who died from COVID-19
Sookram fell ill and was admitted to the Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility. He passed away while undergoing medical treatment on Wednesday.

After covid19 death, association wants more protection for police

Pt Fortin Borough worker dies of covid19
He was a driver for the corporation's transport department and also a taxi driver.

Covid19 restricts turtle conservation as Matura struggles to stay afloat
Since March 2020, the employment of 65 residents has been terminated because of the group's financial situation. The residents left unemployed worked in reforestation efforts (31 residents), craft (seven), turtle-watching tours (22) and office administration work (five). Lakhan-Baptiste has also been affected. Since last March, she has not received a salary.

Unions listed as essential, provision for ophthalmologists in new regs

Microsoft: Companies must tighten up on cybersecurity
"Hackers are attacking 579 times a second, from individual phishing to nation state attacks," Jakkal said. "Microsoft protected against 30 billion email threats in 2019 alone. We have the tools, but we are not always making use of them. There are 18 billion password attacks a year and we are not using existing identity protection systems, such as multi-factor authentication."

Doctor found dead in car
The officers said several syringes and needles, labelled Potassium Choloride we're found on the front passenger seat. Ramdass' identification cards were also in the vehicle.

Pit bull shot by police after owner allegedly urges it to attack
The police then heard "go after them, boy!" and the officers observed a grey pitbull running in their direction. In keeping with the use of force policy, two officers discharged their firearms in the direction of the pit bull which subsequently fell to the ground.



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