Caribbean L 22 ife, APRIL 23-29, 2021
CARIBBEAN ROUNDUP
and rare blood clots.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth
George is standing by the safety of the jab
developed by the UK-based pharmaceutical
company.
St. Vincent
The World Bank has approved US$20
million to support the St. Vincent and the
Grenadines government as it responds to
the crisis posed by the La Soufriere volcano
eruption on the Caribbean island.
The explosive eruption began recently
and has required the
evacuation of 20,000 people
from the high-risk
zones around the volcano,
both to other parts of
the island and surrounding countries.
Explosions are continuing, and falling
ash is causing air quality concerns
and interruptions in electricity and water
supply.
“Our hearts are with the people of St.
Vincent and the Grenadines during this
crisis. We are committed to supporting
the response efforts at this critical time
when the country faces this new disaster
while already managing the social
and economic effects of the pandemic,”
said Tasheen Sayed, World Bank Country
Director for the Caribbean.
The Washington-based financial institution
said that the funds are being disbursed
from a contingent credit line
known as the Catastrophe Deferred
Drawdown Option (Cat-DDO) approved
in June 2020. The Cat-DDO instrument is
designed to provide immediate liquidity to
support a country’s efforts to recover from
disasters triggered by natural hazards or a
public health emergency.
Trinidad
The Trinidad and Tobago government
has taken a decision to revert to lockdown
measures, which have been implemented
at the beginning of the Covida-19 pandemic.
Within a month, the number of new
COVID-19 cases has been increasing
prompting the government to take these
measures, including, closure
of all beaches, public
gathering reduced to no
more than five persons
and in-house dining no
longer allowed at restaurants,
bars and cinemas as of midnight
last Thursday.
The decision was announced by Minister
of Health, Terrence Deyalsingh on
Thursday as he noted that 70 new cases,
then the highest number in weeks, had
been recorded.
The following day, however, 85 new
cases were reported, setting a new record
of daily reported cases since early March
when the numbers had come down slightly.
— Compiled by Azad Ali
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