July 29, 2021

Minister of Home Affairs: ‘Government to consider relaxing COVID regulations for vaccinated persons’

Musa explained today that as COVID-19 cases rise, the government is forced to analyze policies in place to determine their efficiency and one such policy is [...]
July 29, 2021

Ministry of Education renews plea for teachers to get vaccinated

Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca, sounded the call again today, noting that the Government of Belize will be liaising with managing authorities to ensure that teachers [...]
July 29, 2021

Minister of Education hopeful that schools can reopen at the end of August, health officials have final say

Fonseca said that there are two tentative dates set for the re-opening of schools, but the Ministry is aware that the number of COVID-19 cases continues [...]
July 29, 2021

COVID-19 Update 2: Belize City sees spike in cases

Belize City today reported 21 new COVID-19 cases, most of any reporting center and close to 50 percent of all of today's tally.
July 29, 2021

COVID-19 Update 1: 410 active cases of COVID-19 with 45 newly confirmed

45 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed against 38 recovered, bringing the total of active cases to 410. Another 258 are newly under investigation.
July 29, 2021

Ministry of Health and Wellness says fake vaccination cards are now a police matter

The ministry said that it strongly condemns this action and the matter has been referred to the police department. The MOHW also reminded the public that [...]
July 29, 2021

Latin America adds more than 1 million COVID-19 cases, 29 thousand deaths

But according to director Dr. Carissa Etienne, while infections mount, “our region has yet to access the vaccines it needs to keep our populations safe…So far, [...]
July 29, 2021

Latin America and Caribbean face an “avalanche of worsening health issues” if COVID-19 disruption of health services continues, PAHO warns

At a briefing on Wednesday Dr. Etienne noted that more than 300 thousand children have missed routine immunization, leaving them vulnerable to deadly yet preventable infections.