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SoE announced: Here's what we know so far
Posted: Sunday, May 16, 2021
SoE announced: Here's what we know so far
T&T under a State of Emergency
...PM announces curfew from 9 pm to 5 am, says don't jack... the ting
SOE needed to curb COVID deaths—Southerners
Parallel health care system out of beds
Abdool-Richards said that the High Dependency Unit beds are 95 per cent occupied and all beds are filled in the Intensive Care Unit. Abdool-Richards said that the rolling average in terms of the number of cases per day continued to increase and was currently at 380 cases per day over the last seven days.
An SoE: What the Constitution says
States of emergency are covered under Sections 7-12 of the Constitution. These "periods of public emergency" are one of the exceptions to the fundamental human rights and freedoms guaranteed under the Constitution. The major points of Sections 7-12 are:
Third cop dies from COVID-19
PC Spencer, 57, leaves to mourn his daughter, son, two sisters, one brother and his father.
China's Sinopharm vaccine on it's way to T&T
“The donation of 100,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines were transported from the plant to the cargo Airport in Beijing. They are ready to go across the ocean and reach the T&T"
No vaccines to buy, or beg
Colonial territories which observed high levels of vaccinations, such as Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Montserrat, he said, are covered by countries like the United Kingdom.
Om Lalla:
T&T’s vibrant democracy will prevent abuse of power under SoE
How to apply for a curfew pass
Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith has advised members of the business community that due to new regulations under the present State of Emergency, organizations that can be classified under the remit of essential services and whose staff must operate during the hours of 9pm to 5 am, are required to submit a letter of request for curfew passes with immediate effect.
Curfew Party Warning
Trotman said there are over 4,000 people at home with Covid-19 some of whom are asymptomatic and others who are sick. She warned that they ensure they isolate from family members. "We are seeing countless stories of primary contacts in the clinical setting who have become positive because of other people in their homes who they admit to eating with, without their masks, hugging goodnight and saying good night, sleeping in the same bed with, these are real stories. These are real descriptions of the patients that we see. It is critical that when you are at home that you go ahead and you home isolate."
Young and vaccine-hesitant
Mfo Covid-19 study reveals older people more willing to take the shot
Xtra Food responds to COVID-19 outbreak claims
Xtra Foods has responded to claims that over 50 employees tested positive for COVID-19, and that positive workers were still being asked to show up for work. The supermarket did not confirm the number of COVID-19 cases but acknowledged that there were positive cases among its employees.
Consumers adjust spending, feel economic pinch
Consumers continue to feel the pinch as the country faces a second lockdown a mere one year after the first one.
Camper killed: Shot in the face
An argument broke out with Kumar and another man, and Kumar was shot to the face. Police were told that Kumar was dragged in the hammock to an area away from the camp and left. The next day, a report was made to the detectives at Homicide Region Three.
14 illegal Venezuelans found at abandoned house, man in custody
Members of the public are encouraged to continue providing usefulinformation to the police on suspected illegal immigrants by calling their local police station or the police hotlines 999, 555 or reporting via the TTPS’ App.
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