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Dr Avery Hinds
EPIDEMIOLOGIST Dr Avery Hinds has said the halt in the distribution of fingertip pulse oximeters to covid19 patients in self-isolation is being worked on.
Hinds was speaking at the Health Ministry s virtual press conference on Monday morning.
A pulse oximeter is a device used to check blood oxygen levels.
One symptom of the covid19 virus is shortness of breath and difficulties with breathing. This can lead to low blood-oxygen levels.
Hence last September, the ministry began providing these oximeters to patients at home, since there are no medical staff there to monitor them.
County Medical Officer of Health for Caroni Dr Jeanine St Bernard said then a comfortable oxygen level is between 80 and 90 per cent.
Health Ministry working on priority covid19 testing for police
Police officers on patrol on Library Corner near Harris Promenade, San Fernando. - AYANNA KINSALE
Epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds has said the Health Ministry is working behind the scenes with police to ensure swift covid19 testing for officers so they can return to duty as soon as possible.
In an infographic on Monday, the police said there were 217 officers testing positive for covid19 at present, with 1,096 in quarantine. Three officers have died from the virus to date.
Police have asked for the ministry to prioritise them for testing so their results can be processed sooner. For instance, if an officer may have to wait over a week to get back a result, when if it is negative they could have used the time spent waiting in quarantine to work on the frontline instead.
Parallel healthcare system down to 72% occupancy
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