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July 10, 2020

Will schools be ready to re-open on time?

President Elena Smith says that a meeting with the Ministry of Education raised concern that school managements, which are responsible for obtaining the necessary items for [...]
July 9, 2020

Belize confirms 3 new cases of COVID-19

The office said that given the increasing number of samples that require processing, another set was tested today.
July 8, 2020

World Health Organization acknowledges “emerging evidence” that COVID-19 could be contracted through airborne transmission

Currently, the WHO's classification on COVID-19 said that the primary mode of transmission is from person to person followed by contact with droplets left of surfaces [...]
July 8, 2020

Scotiabank and Rotary donate to the Police Department

Through the Rotary Club, protective face shields will be procured and distributed to members of the Police Department.
July 8, 2020

Children’s curfew in effect; parents scolded

It is the only addition to the current State of Emergency regulations for Southside Belize City, but otherwise it is business as usual.
July 8, 2020

Center for Disease Control supports laboratory surveillance program in Belize

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began partnerships with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Baylor College of [...]
July 7, 2020

Tests return negative; Belize monitors 9 active cases of COVID-19

Health authorities are monitoring 9 active cases of COVID-19.
July 7, 2020

China leads race for global COVID-19 vaccine

China boasts two vaccines within the country to have reached the third stage of testing and also boasts the third vaccine globally to reach that stage. [...]