Private sector still willing to help acquire vaccines
President of the Supermarket Association of Trinidad and Tobago (SATT) Rajiv Diptee. Newsday file photo
THE private sector remains committed to helping the Government acquire covid19 vaccines for the population. Supermarkets Association of TT president Rajiv Diptee made this comment on Thursday.
On March 23, in the Senate, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said he was working with Diptee and Ansa McAl Group CEO Anthony Sabga III to procure safe World Health Organization (WHO)-approved vaccines for Trinidad and Tobago.
Deyalsingh said, We assure the public that if and when there is a viable outcome, we will alert the public.
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Police to work closely with supermarkets to discourage crowding
Shoppers enter Sing Chong Supermarket on Charlotte Street, Port of Spain on Tuesday. - Vidya Thurab
Police have committed to working closely with the Supermarket Association of TT (SATT) to have frequent patrols at supermarkets to prevent and reduce crowding.
ACP Wendell Williams, a representative on the multi-sectoral committee to treat with covid19, met with the association on Wednesday to discuss ways the police can help the association deal with overcrowding, especially during month-end.
On Tuesday, the association asked its members to encourage their customers to allow only one person per family to shop.