One of them is Magna Elena Ramos, who lives in San Carlos, where the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) identified two positive individuals of Haitian origin with the disease last Friday. She is concerned about the disease’s potential for harm. “It’s dangerous if you don’t attend to yourself on time, which is why you have to eat healthy and nothing from the street,” she explained.

Another resident of the sector who only eats food prepared at home José de la Rosa said that street food is the most likely to spread the disease. “You can’t get it at home, but if you eat nonsense on the streets, you’ll get it because they’re not made with the same hygiene,” he said emphatically. Santiago Nuñez, who also lives in San Carlos, has urged authorities to stop the spread of cholera to prevent more cases, particularly among children, the elderly, and people with pre-existing diseases, who are the most vulnerable to death. Similarly, the gentleman urged citizens to follow the recommendations of the health portfolio and specialists to combat the condition.

Because suspicious cases have emerged, some Villas Agricolas residents are also tightening hygiene standards to avoid being included in the bacterial condition’s statistical reports. This is what Ramón Fernández is doing, who has made washing his hands before eating and after using the restroom a daily priority to avoid contracting the disease. Similarly, Julio de Los Santos, who has lived in the neighborhood for years, stated that the population must help the government contain the contagion by taking the necessary precautions.

According to the 1,024 reports of the General Directorate of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health, in the last 24 hours, 1,310 tests were performed, of which 1,292 were antigenic and another 18 were Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), of which 817 were performed for the first time, and 493 were subsequent.

216 new cases of COVID in the past 24 hours

COVID Statistics
Daily positivity levels remain at 7.47%, while that of the last four weeks stands at 10.26%, and the lethality of the virus is 0.66%, with 4,384 deaths in total, with the last death recorded over half a year ago in the month of June 2022.

Hospital occupancy also shows a decrease in statistics, as only 17 occupied beds in the COVID network and four intensive care units, while no mechanical ventilators are in use.

Posted: Saturday, January 7, 2023. 8:03 am CST.

Photo Credit: Rubén Morales Iglesias

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) has increased its surveillance measures to contain the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1, or bird flu, from entering Belize as the disease had already made its presence in pelicans on the coast of Puerto Cortes and La Ceiba, Honduras.

“Categorically, we are still free of avian influenza, and we plan to remain so,” Interim Chief Veterinary Officer at BAHA Dr Joe Myers told Breaking Belize News.

Dr Myers said BAHA has received reports of sick pelicans in Belize City and Placencia, but it verified that none were sick with avian influenza.

“We’ve been meeting since the 27th of April, so we’ve been well ahead of the game, so to speak, but the way the disease has been travelling, via wild birds, it’s imminent that it will eventually reach here, so we have to buckle up,” Dr Myers said.

“Initially it was diagnosed in Panama about a month ago. And then the day before yesterday, it was diagnosed in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, which is right across the bay,”

Myers said that BAHA established communication with the Forest Department which has its Wildlife Partners like the Belize Zoo and the Belize Wildlife Referral Clinic, and to avoid information being channeled improperly it was decided that these organizations should inform the Forest Department which in turn will inform BAHA.

Dr Myers said the bird flu can affect humans, so if a bird is found sick or dead, BAHA should be informed within 24 hours, but the bird or birds should only be handled by BAHA trained personnel. In cases when a bird is almost decomposed, it should be burned, but an investigation will still be carried out.

“Ideally, we would want to test the bird, but we also want to preserve life. We don’t want to risk human life just to take a sample,” Dr Myers said.

“It’s a flu, and like every other disease, the old, the young, the immune compromised, almost like COVID, are at risk,” Dr Myers said adding that the people that could be severely affected are almost the same as Covid-19, people who suffer from high blood pressure and diabetes, and the control measures are pretty much the same involving masking and washing hands properly.

So, it’s best not to touch a sick or dead bird.

What a person has to do is inform BAHA immediately. That can be done directly or through the Ministry of Agriculture, the Forest Department, the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the Belize Poultry Association, or any registered veterinarian.

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A communication from the entity, released through the Vice-Ministry of Collective Health and its General Directorate of Epidemiology, indicates that the patients were admitted between the 3rd and 5th of this month after presenting with watery and whitish diarrhea accompanied by vomiting.

When they were admitted to the health center, they were hydrated and stabilized, and coprological samples were immediately taken, with a positive result for cholera.

Minor returned from Haiti

The Public Health epidemiological report certifies that the four-year-old child recently returned to the country from Haiti, where he was vacationing with his mother.

According to the document, the patients have been without bowel movements for more than 24 hours, are stable, in good spirits, with a good appetite, and remain in the hospital for observation, with the possibility of discharge in the next few hours.

He added that the areas of Health, IV, and V, the Vice Ministry of Collective Health and its Epidemiological Directorate, and the Ministry’s Risk Management Directorate are maintaining epidemiological surveillance with close relatives and a permanent intervention in the areas to detect, prevent and investigate any suspected cholera.

Public Health stated that so far, there are no relatives of patients with suspected disease symptoms and urged the population not to be alarmed and to be attentive to official reports.

Holidays without cases

These new cases of cholera appeared after the authorities managed to pass the Christmas and New Year’s holidays without any suspected cases of the disease in the La Zurza sector or other nearby neighborhoods of the National District.

Sewage from sewage and toilets in La Zurza continues to be deposited in the Isabela River, despite an investment of billions of pesos in a treatment plant.

A pumping sump was built in La Zurza to collect this water and send it through a pipe placed over a bridge parallel to the Jacinto Peynado to the treatment plant inaugurated on the other side of the river.

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Faced with this situation and due to the recent infections of the disease that have arisen in the community, the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) together with other organizations, placed a series of water tanks so that the municipalities have access to free water to cover their needs, but despite thanking the government for the provision, they ask the Santo Domingo Aqueduct and Sewerage Corporation (Caasd) to install pipes to make the measure more efficient.

“We hope in God that they put the key on us and that they bring us permanent water,” Toribio de la Rosa expressed. He stressed that the CAASD daily loads the containers with clean water to reduce the possibility of contagion from the virus. cholera and other pathologies in the demarcation, however, he explained that, like other neighborhoods, they want to receive the service through the system. He stated that several people in the area have been affected by diarrheal symptoms due to having contact with the pools, which according to the authorities do not have the bacteria that cause cholera but do have garbage residues that also serve as water-polluting agents.

In this sense, he declared that he is applying the recommendations given by the experts to avoid infection, especially the reinforcement of hygiene measures at home. Likewise, Mr. Edulio Amancio is doing it, who explained that since the reappearance of the disease in the town, he is being more cautious with what he eats. “One has to be careful, not eating everything and washing our hands with soap,” he stressed.

Persons travelling to Guyana directly or in-transit from China, Hong Kong and Macau must now present a negative COVID-19 test or proof of recovery from the viral disease,  Guyana’s COVID-19 Task Force announced on Thursday. Th new requirement takes effect from January 8, 2023. The Guyana government said that would also apply to persons traveling ...

Dr Charles said that Grenada’s failure to seek genome sequencing is linked directly to the number of Covid-19 positives cases

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Reverend Holliann Bristol formerly known as Holliann Pluck, stepped away from teaching in 2016 before being ordained in Fort Lauderdale, United States of America alongside her husband Reverend Dexter Bristol. Together they pastor at Faith Fellowship Empowerment Ministry which is located in Kingsland, Christ Church. 

Bristol is the owner of Natural by Nature Organic Body Care. The Guyanese native with extensive knowledge of botanicals (flora) is operating her business from Barbados and offers a wide range of natural skincare from her Kingsland, Christ Church location. 

Her company has been in operation for almost three years with natural skin-care products that cater to everyone’s needs, ranging from anti-ageing to aromatherapy services that have been well received by Barbadians and Guyanese alike.

“Natural by Nature Organic Body Care has been well received in both countries. Most of my customers who are repeat clientele have been with me from the very start of my business over two years ago. In order to spread my wings this past year I stepped out of my comfort zone of being introverted and became the face of my company on social media. The response was phenomenal,” she said. 

The former student of the Cyril Potter College of Education who has a Certificate in Education Secondary Science, with 10 years of experience teaching Science, especially Biology and a Diploma in Interdisciplinary Studies in Bible and Theology from the West Indies School of Technology, is guided by Revelation 22:2 which states “The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations”. She said she decided to start Natural by Nature Organic Body Care in 2021 because of her love for beauty as the women spoken of in the Bible were beautiful.

“I was always obsessed with my pheomelanin (black) skin as I always wanted to make it shine and glow as I hardly wear makeup. As a young lady I was always admired because of my complexion and its beauty. I slowly realized that my purpose in life was to help others to achieve theirs. I utilized my college education after learning Saponification of soaps (soap making) in chemistry at the Teacher’s College, to realize my dream and start my business,” she said. 

Bristol who also has certification in Cosmetology and Advanced Nails from the International Academy of Cosmetology said she made the decision to have all-natural products after realizing the way in which natural remedies worked on her skin over the years.

 “Growing up my mother used [herbs] for many of our ailments and gave us herbs to use on our skin whenever we were afflicted with anything. Our skincare entailed oils and butters, especially coconut and cocoa butter. My mother took care of our hair with her own natural hair products, and we all had long thick hair. When I had the opportunity to create my own products, I wanted to use some of what I experienced as a young girl growing up to make my products. Being a scientist, I absolutely love researching and would spend hours researching plants for their benefits and the best way to utilize them. To date, Natural by Nature Organic Body Care products have helped hundreds of other persons not only in Barbados and Guyana but customers spread across the region as well,” she said. 

As the world celebrates the start of 2023 the owner of Natural by Nature Organic Body Care is hopeful that her company’s products can be distributed internationally. 

“Last year I opened my business in Guyana and my goal is to have products all over the world. My next location is Grenada. I have customers in Turks and Caicos, United Kingdom and the United States of America who are all interested in having my products in a physical location. My vision for the future is to become a household name within the next five years,” she said. 

Bristol wished to thank her husband Reverend Dexter Bristol for his financial support throughout her entrepreneurial journey, her mother, family, members of her church and customers for all of the support they have given to her since beginning her business.

The owner of Natural by Nature Organic Body Care can be found on Instagram @naturalbynature.bb. 

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During a press conference, Estrella stated that the girl had diarrhea and vomiting due to a stomach condition she had been suffering from since December 29, which went away on its own before the mother took her to a medical center for treatment.

Her parents testified that when they transferred her to the mobile center in La Zurza on the morning of the 31st, she had spent the night vomiting, but that by 7:00 a.m., she had stopped.