{"id":109134,"date":"2020-04-04T15:42:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T19:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=109134"},"modified":"2020-04-04T15:42:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T19:42:21","slug":"trinidad-tobago-records-100-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-tobago-records-100-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinidad & Tobago Records 100 Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two more people have\u00a0tested positive for the COVID-19 bringing the number of confirmed cases in the twin-island republic to 100.<\/p>

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The Ministry of Health said the two new cases were the close contacts of a COVID-19 positive patient.<\/p>\n

As of Friday night, 722\u00a0samples had been submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency for testing; six deaths have been recorded and one person has been discharged.<\/p>

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The Ministry said of the total number of positive cases, 49 came from the group of nationals who recently returned from a cruise.<\/p>

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Meanwhile \u2013 the CAF-Development Bank of Latin America has pledged US$400,000\u00a0to Trinidad and Tobago to\u00a0strengthen the country\u2019s emergency response mechanisms and reinforce the safety of people working in the prevention, mitigation, and care of patients affected by the novel coronavirus.<\/p>\n

According to the financial institution, the money will be donated to the Ministry of Finance.<\/p>

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It says it hopes this will aid in the containment and control measures undertaken by the Government.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrinidad and Tobago\u2019s efforts to contain and mitigate the pandemic are heading in the right direction, and this donation is the first one of several actions we are undertaking to contribute to strengthen prevention, mitigation and medical care, in order to preserve public health in the country,\u201d\u00a0said CEO of CAF Luis Carranza.<\/p>

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