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Western Regional Hospital Implement Changes

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Western Regional Hospital implement changes
Western Regional Hospital implement changes

Press Release:

Effective Monday August 17, 2020 vehicular entrance to the Western Regional Hospital parking area will now be the old exit road of the hospital compound. In this area the screening and triage booth is also located, where all patients will be screened before entering for health services. After being screened, patients will be directed to either the flu clinic, the outpatient department, the Maternal and Child health department, the mental health department or to the accident and emergency room. Also, please note that the parking area for visitors will be on the right of the parking lot as indicated by signs and the staff parking area will be on the left of the parking lot. The old entrance will only be used for ambulance, emergencies, and cargo. These changes have become necessary in order to mitigate the spread of the Covid-19 virus and to protect admitted patients and staff. The Management of WRH thanks you for your usual cooperation.

33 New Cases of COVID-19 traced in San Pedro

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31 NEW COVID-19 CASES IN SAN PEDRO 08-12-2020
31 NEW COVID-19 CASES IN SAN PEDRO 08-12-2020

PRESS RELEASE

August 11, 2020

This is our data for today, a total of 84 samples have been processed, the last remaining batch will be processed throughout the night.

In this batch we have a total of 33 positive cases with the breakdown as follows:

– 31 cases in San Pedro (related to the three active clusters)
– 1 case in Belize City (related to a previously identified cases in Belmopan)
– 1 case in Belmopan (related to a previously identified case in Belmopan).

We currently have two hospitalized cases.

We should note that we currently have 10 out the 176 active cases in health staff (6 from private sector / 4 in the public sector) with the majority of these cases linked to interaction outside of the health care setting.

Please continue to exercise all necessary precautions at all times, both within the work setting, the family environment and in the public setting.

We should be providing further updates before midday tomorrow.

Stay safe all, we have a curve to flatten!

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Compol says residents not wearing masks

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Compol says residents not wearing masks
Compol says residents not wearing masks

Commisioner of Police Chester Williams posted this message on his personal Facebook page.

“I drove around the city tonight and the amount of people I had to tell to put on their mask or to wear it properly is no joke. I could have easily arrested over 100 persons. I cannot understand why some amongst us just don’t listen or don’t give a darn. What will it take for them to understand the severity of this virus and the importance of wearing a mouth and nose covering?”

Ministry of Health Monitors 143 Active Cases of COVID-19

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23 new positive COVID-19 cases in Belize08-11-2020
23 new positive COVID-19 cases in Belize08-11-2020

A total of 144 samples have been processed throughout the day.

We have a total of 23 new positive cases with a preliminary breakdown as follows:

– 3 cases in Belmopan (2 are linked to the previous identified positive case in Belmopan and the other case is linked to San Pedro)

– 2 cases in Orange Walk (1 from Santa Marta and 1 from Orange Walk Town linked to a previously identified case)

– 1 case in Caye Caulker (with no apparent link to any previously identified case for now)

– 5 cases in Belize City (1 case with no apparent link to any previously identified cases, 4 others linked to previously identified cases)

The other 12 cases are in San Pedro.

As the links are more established, those will be restructured accordingly. This is to be noted as the infographic reflects where the individuals are swabbed ,but they may be employed in a different geographic area.

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Government of Belize postponed reopening of Schools and the PGIA

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Government of Belize postponed reopening of Schools and the PGIA
Government of Belize postponed reopening of Schools and the PGIA

Belmopan. August 5, 2020.

Today at a press conference held in Belize City, it was announced that due to a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in three districts, there will be a delay in the reopening of the Philip Goldson International Airport (PGIA).

Prime Minister Rt. Dean Barrow said that although the airport will not reopen, the weekly repatriation flights for Belizean nationals abroad will continue, including the 14-day mandatory quarantine upon arrival.

Additionally, the Minister of Education Hon. Patrick Faber announced that the reopening the schools will also be delayed. He said the Ministry will continue to monitor the situation as it relates to COVID-19, and will make adjustments as deemed necessary. Any details regarding distance learning programs and other preparations for reopening will be made public as they become available.

Director of Health Services Dr. Marvin Manzanero also announced that the preliminary results from tests conducted in San Pedro Town resulted in 14 new potential positive cases of COVID-19, but the Ministry is currently undergoing the confirmation process.

The opening of both the airport and schools will be announced at a later date.

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Fifteen new Covid-19 Cases in Belize

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Fifteen new Covid19 Cases in Belize1 08-04-2020
Fifteen new Covid19 Cases in Belize1 08-04-2020

PRESS RELEASE

Ministry of Health Identifies 15 Cases of COVID-19

Belmopan. August 4, 2020. 9:45 p.m.

Fifteen new cases of COVID-19 have been identified today as a result of the contact tracing of cases identified over the weekend. These cases are part of a record number of 148 samples processed in one day. The new cases are as follows.

Seven cases have been identified in Corozal. Seven cases have been detected in Orange Walk. San Pedro now has one new case.

Five cases are from the repatriation process and these persons are under quarantine orders. Two of the cases in Corozal are linked to the case identified over the weekend and three cases in Orange Walk are tied to the case identified in that district over the weekend. The remaining five cases appear to be unrelated; however, contact tracing is currently ongoing for possible links.

For now, the Ministry of Health calls on the entire nation to remain calm and to only listen to official sources of information. The Ministry will continue to update the public as information becomes available.

The public is reminded to maintain social distancing, practice good hand hygiene, and properly wear masks at all times in public settings. For health-related inquiries, call 0-800-MOH-CARE.

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Man Escapes Covid-19 Quarantine

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Jose David Perez who is from Duck Run managed to escape from the Stadium earlier this evening.
Jose David Perez who is from Duck Run managed to escape from the Stadium earlier this evening.

Jose David Perez, who is from Duck Run managed to escape from the Stadium earlier this evening. He was in mandatory quarantine at the Victor Galvez Facilities, inside San Ignacio where he fled from the facility. If observed in your neighborhood contact the police hotline.

The Belize Police Department announces that no police officers can leave or visit in San Pedro

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The Belize Police department announces that no police officers can leave or visit in San Pedro
The Belize Police department announces that no police officers can leave or visit in San Pedro

The Belize Police Department issued a memo to its officers restricting their movement to and from San Pedro Town which goes into effect immediately. The measure will remain in place for 2 weeks, at which time the police headquarters will be looking for assistance from health authorities.

The memo, which came from the Deputy Commissioner Desiree Magdaleno, notes that the restriction comes in response to the confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the island. Officers who are dispatched on San Pedro but are on leave or holiday will be permitted to return to work.

Male Drowns in Southern Belize

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Drowning in Southern Stann Creek
Drowning in Southern Stann Creek

37-year-aged Dolores Sho was discovered motionless on along  the Southern Stann Creek River around 3am yesterday, whеrе thе mоtіоnlеѕѕ body of а Мауаn dеsсеnt mаlе реrѕоn wеаrіng а grеу ѕhоrt раntѕ wаѕ оbѕеrvеd lауіng fасе uр оn thе bаnk оf thе rіvеr

Sho, left his house with his brother-in-law and another guy on Friday to go fishing in the river.
They went home around 1am on Saturday and began to walk down towards the river. Along the way, they discovered a location where bamboo trees pass on over the river. Sho swam beneath the trees but didn’t resurface. Воth Еrnеѕtо аnd Јоnаthаn bеgаn lооkіng fоr hіm аnd fоund hіm unrеѕроnѕіvе undеr thе bаmbоо trееѕ. Sho bоdу wаѕ trаnѕроrtеd tо thе Ѕоuthеrn Rеgіоnаl Ноѕріtаl whеrе he wаѕ рrоnоunсеd dеаd.

One million dollar donated by Michael Ashcroft to the Ministry of Health for Covid-19 supplies

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1 million dollar was donated by Michael Ashcroft to the Ministry of Health for Covid-19

May 12, 2020

Тhе Міnіѕtrу оf Неаlth ѕоught ѕuрроrt frоm thе Lоrd Аѕhсrоft Rеlіеf Fund Соmmіttее tо рrосurе muсh-nееdеd ѕuррlіеѕ tо fіght аgаіnѕt thе СОVІD-19 раndеmіс.

Тhе соmmіttее rеѕроndеd аnd аftеr dіѕсuѕѕіоnѕ wіth thе Міnіѕtrу аnd соmmіttеd tо ѕuрроrtіng thе fіnаnсіng оf сrіtісаl mеdісаl ѕuррlіеѕ.

Тhе соmmіttее hаѕ ехреndеd $1,296,415 tоwаrd thе асquіѕіtіоn оf thе fоllоwіng:

15,000 Реrѕоnаl рrоtесtіvе еquірmеnt

5,000 mеdісаl gоgglеѕ

5,000 mеdісаl ѕhіеld mаѕkѕ

1 роlуmеrаѕе сhаіn rеасtіоn ѕуѕtеm

2 hоuѕіng unіtѕ

14 vеntіlаtоrѕ

Оn Мау 11, 2020, Lуndоn Guіѕеррі, сhаіrmаn оf thе соmmіttее, аnd Dеnіѕе Gоdfrеу, ѕеnіоr mаrkеtіng оffісеr оf thе Веlіzе Ваnk mеt Аnа Веnnеtt, Ассоuntаnt Gеnеrаl оf thе Тrеаѕurу dераrtmеnt оf Веlіzе tо hаnd оvеr а сhеquе fоr thе рауmеnt оf vеntіlаtоrѕ whісh rесеntlу аrrіvеd іntо thе соuntrу.

Тhе оthеr еquірmеnt аrе ехресtеd tо аrrіvе іntо thе соuntrу іn thе соmіng wееkѕ.

Тhе dоnаtіоn frоm thе Lоrd Аѕhсrоft СОVІD-19 rеlіеf fundѕ dіѕрlауѕ іtѕ соmmіtmеnt tо ѕuрроrt thе оngоіng еffоrtѕ оf thе Міnіѕtrу оf Неаlth, thе соuntrу аnd реорlе оf Веlіzе tо еnѕurе рrераrеdnеѕѕ fоr thе іmрасt оf СОVІD-19.

Тhе соmmіttее соntіnuеѕ tо lіаіѕе wіth thе Міnіѕtrу fоr furthеr аѕѕіѕtаnсе.