Two more test positive for COVID: Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago have recorded two additional cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

In a replace on Sunday afternoon, the Ministry of Health indicated that 12 more samples had been tested for the reason that morning and new instances have been showing.

One of the cases was recognised as a near-contact of a person who tested high-quality for COVID-19 at the same time as the second one showed fact is pending epidemiological investigation.

The wide variety of COVID-19 associated deaths remained at three.

No further details had been provided.

Of the overall number of positive instances, 49 instances got here from the institution of nationals who lately returned from a cruise: Forty-six of those cases are from the organisation of 68 citizens who returned from the cruise together, while the other three high-quality instances are from the same journey, however the lower back one by one from the alternative sixty-eight nationals.

The Ministry of Health reminds the general public that putting your arms in your face will increase the threat of contracting the virus. The virus can transfer from your hands to your nose and mouth and then input your body.

Citizens are advised that they can defend themselves by means of washing their arms regularly with soap and water or via the use of an alcohol-based sanitiser containing as a minimum 60 per cent alcohol if cleaning soap and water are not available.

The Ministry stated it's going to retain to offer accurate records to the general public on timely. The public is therefore urged to push aside and avoid sharing all unconfirmed, deceptive and false documents about COVID-19.