Opposition leader "politicizing" my medical condition: PM Rowley

Trinidad and Tobago: United National Congress on Friday wrote a letter to the speaker of the house of representative to show concerns on the safety of a member of parliaments and other staff members after Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley tested positive for COVID-19.

Prime Minister Rowley stated that the leader of opposition Kamla Persad Bissessar is trying to "politicize his medical condition".

UNC wrote in its letter that PM Rowley attended a parliamentary sitting on March 26th, where he interacted with members seated close to him. While PM Rowley stated that he had no symptoms Friday 26th and Saturday, March 27th. He stated that the opposition is willingly, untruthfully presented things.

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PM Rowley added that he first experienced flu-like symptoms on April 5th and tested positive for COVID-19 on the next day.

He noted that the protocol is that once signs are recognised, the contacts 2-3 days prior are investigated, while the March 27th does not qualify under the protocol for contact tracing.

Not only that, the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago also stated that the opposition leader lied to make a case saying there was a breach of protocols and breaking of laws by government officials.

Prime Minister stated that the opposition leader is "disgracefully playing politics with lies."

He also stated that as the claims made by the opposition leader are false, there is no requirement of extra sanitizing the parliament.

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"It is now clear that it is when she returns to the Parliament that hopefully it will be sanitized so that decency and the truth may find a seat amongst them." added the Prime Minister.