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RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil said Saturday that more than 500,000 people in the country are confirmed to have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. The nation of 210 million people has been reporting an average of more than 2,000...
South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
Heavy rain in south Trinidad coupled with confusion at some health centres on Wednesday, saw many elderly people sitting in the rain hoping to get their first jab of the covid19 Sinopharm vaccine.
Several videos began circulating on social media showing people sheltering with umbrellas on the roadside outside the La Romaine health centre.
But by mid-morning, the rains had stopped, and only four people were waiting under a tent hoping to get inside. Some left voluntarily, and others were told they were ineligible.
Robert Smith, 60, of Duncan Village in San Fernando said he has been trying for four days to get vaccinated.
“Yesterday, when I was here, they took my name and other information. They told me to come back today. I am here again and now they are saying the vaccines are for 65 and over. I am waiting to see if I would still get through,” Smith said.
Alexis Teesdale, 65, said he visited the centre several times before and gave his information, including a phone contact.
“They keep saying someone would call me. No one has called me, so I came here. I am waiting because they (health officials) called out some names, and many of those people had left,\" he said.
At the Ste Madeleine health centre, many people gathered outside the gate from early in the morning under overcast skies.
Some of them said they had “regular clinics,” others said they had appointments for their second dose of the vaccine, and the rest were trying to get their first dose as walk-in clients.
The confusion began when some people were told to return another day. A woman identified only as Shantie from New Grant complained there were no effective systems at the vaccination site.
The people were not in lines and the security guard was allowing people inside in batches. Some people who came late were getting ahead over those who arrived earlier, Newsday was told.
A woman from Debe said, “I came with my husband who is 68, and he is waiting to see if he would get an appointment. We have no order here. They were allowing people inside by name initially, then they started to allow people inside randomly.”
Many people were disgruntled and complained that there was no physical distancing.
Later on Wednesday, without identifying the names of health centres, the South-West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) noted the videos and pictures circulating on social media of people who appeared to be 65 and over outside a few of its health facilities.
“While we strive for an efficient system overlay for the vaccination process, these valued citizens were without confirmed appointments. These people were so advised by our attending staff to resolve the situation,” the SWRHA said in a release.
“We continue to remind that SWRHA will call and schedule appointments for people 65 and over. This process avoids congregation in breach of the current public health regulations.”
The latest walk-in vaccination drive targets people 65 and over to get their first shot of the vaccine.
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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced earlier this week that South Africa will receive its first batch of vaccines from India this month.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A death from the coronavirus was recorded on Wednesday in the governorate of Kebili, taking the death toll in the region to 129 people since the outbreak of the pandemic, said health programmes officer in Kebili Ali Haddad. In addition, 17 further infections have been reported in the region, bringing the count to 3,006 since the outbreak of the pandemic, he specified to TAP.
My Day By Dr. J. Ester Davis 9.62% Really? Dallas has always been a leader. Dallas County for years was the ‘lone ranger’ big blue county in Texas. To date, there are four(4)big ‘blue’ counties in Texas, i.e., Dallas County, Austin(Travis County), Houston(Harris County), San Antonio(Bexar County). We are moving forward and we need to […]
Sighs of relief could be heard all around yesterday as 27 persons who entered the island on a repatriation flight from London in the United Kingdom disembarked buses to begin a period of quarantine at The Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston. With a...
Hospitals across the United States are being put under immense pressure as the nation continues to hit record levels of new Covid-19 cases, adding more than 1 million new cases in the first five days of December. 'We're seeing day-by-day increasing numbers of patients with Covid-19, both those who are a little bit sick and those who are really sick,' […]
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Coronavirus-related health situation in Tunisia is still serious with concerns about a possible fourth wave, Health Minister Fawzi Mehdi said Thursday.
