March 24, 2020
T&T COVID-19 Update: 51 Tested Positive
| As of the morning of Tuesday, 24th March, 2020the Ministry reports the following: · Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing for COVID-19 = 332 · Number of samples which have tested positive = 53 The Ministry provides the following update: Two (2) additional persons have tested positive for COVID-19. One (1) of these persons has a history of recent travel. This person was isolated immediately upon disembarking the aircraft at the ANR Robinson International Airport and is being treated in isolation in Scarborough, Tobago. Contact tracing was initiated. The second new case is a primary contact of an existing recent imported case. · Forty-one (41) of these positive cases came from the group of nationals who recently returned from a cruise, (40 from the group of 68 nationals who returned together and one additional person, who was also on the cruise, but returned to Trinidad and Tobago separately, prior to the other 68.). The Ministry of Health urges the public to wash your hands regularly with soap and water or thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub if soap and water are not available. Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands. Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses. Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth. From there, the virus can enter your body and can make you sick. It is also advised that all public transportation vehicles should operate with windows open and, where possible, limit their occupancy. The Ministry will continue to provide accurate information to the public in a timely fashion. The public is therefore urged to disregard and avoid sharing all unconfirmed, misleading and/or false information about COVID-19 (formerly Novel Coronavirus) |