Ambulance service CEO: The system is strained
One of the ambulances owned and operated by GMRTT. - Vidya Thurab
DR Paul Anderson, CEO of the national ambulance service Global Medical Response of TT (GMRTT), is praising its staff on stepping up to the covid19 challenge “well beyond what they are expected to do.”
In an interview with Newsday last week, Anderson said the demand for service has doubled since the start of the pandemic. This, he said, is putting a continuous strain on the system.
He asked members of the public who experience delays to “please understand the personnel on the other end who responded to you have been, for the past 15-16 months, working harder than they have ever been asked to work.
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Publix announced on May 14 that the company will no longer require fully vaccinated associates or customers to wear face coverings, a policy which took effect the following day. In accordance with CDC guidelines, individuals who are not fully vaccinated are required to use face coverings over their noses and mouths while inside any Publix store, the company wrote in a press release.
Publix joins several other retailers in Florida that have adjusted their mask requirements including Sam s Club, Walmart, Target, CVS and Starbucks.
Still, vaccination efforts continue across Lake and Sumter counties at retailers and DOH sites.
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