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October 22, 2020

Preliminary data says more than 30 more cases of COVID-19 to be confirmed today

Director of Health Services, Dr. Marvin Manzanero, said that there was an initial batch of 267 samples that yielded 26 positives and a second batch of [...]
October 22, 2020

COVID-19 in the Americas: PAHO urges “strong and steady course”

Director Dr. Carissa Etienne on Wednesday urged “a strong and steady course to continue fighting the virus” while the region awaits a vaccine.
October 22, 2020

Six-year-old hospitalized at KHMH with Covid-19

 Director of Health Services Dr. Marvin Manzanero explained today that the child is a six-year-old male who was referred from the Northern Regional Hospital.
October 22, 2020

A third of Belize’s COVID-19 deaths have been people older than 55 years old

 Manzanero, breaking down the age groups of all the COVID-19 deaths, noted that the youngest person in Belize to die from the virus is a 26-year-old [...]
October 22, 2020
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Central Medical Lab swamped with COVID-19 tests – hundreds of tests pending

Speaking at today's session of Ask the Experts, Manzanero explained that the turn over time for getting test results to people who are waiting has been [...]
October 22, 2020

“No testing requirements to leave Belize,” says Ministry of Health

Director of Health Services Dr. Marvin Manzanero explained today that the Ministry has been getting frequent requests for COVID-19 testing from people wishing to travel outside [...]
October 22, 2020

Six players and 4 coaching staff members of Verdes test positive for COVID-19

Verdes explained that despite having tested negative in Cancun, Mexico two days before departure to the Dominican Republic, two players tested positive in Panama en route [...]
October 22, 2020

More than 31 million people have recovered from COVID-19 worldwide

Worldometer reports that as of today, global infections stood at over 41 million, but that over 31 million people had recovered from the virus.