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Trinidad PM: No Cancelling Carnival Over Covid

Trinidad PM: No Cancelling Carnival Over Covid

January 12, 2023
4:32 pm

Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley today assured the country there’s no need to change COVID-19 protocols, impose new restrictions, cancel Carnival or close the country’s borders despite an increase in covid cases and hospitalizations.

He asserts that the population is now highly immune, with about half vaccinated and a large portion of the unvaccinated population having been exposed to the virus and therefore acquired natural immunity.

Speaking at a news conference today Dr. Rowley stressed the importance of personal responsibility, especially during Carnival next month but dismissed the notion of cancelling the event.

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley at Thursday’s press conference.

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