La Plaine and Marigot will be the first targets of a community based COVID-19 survey, to be undertaken by the Ministry of Health.
This assessment will begin on May 5th 2020 and will last for a period of one month.
Its objectives will include the detection of asymptomatic carriers and to determine the extent of the infection in the general population.
National Epidemiologist, Dr. Shallauddin Ahmed, recently reported that 75% of the total number of confirmed cases in Dominica, were asymptomatic.
“This survey will be conducted on the randomly selected proportion of households from all seven health districts. The survey will be initiated in the high-risk areas, first namely the La Plaine and Marigot health districts,” he stated at a COVID-19 press briefing on Tuesday.
Ahmed noted that by May 5th, two full incubation cycles would have already passed since the detection of the last confirmed case on the island and by such time, health officials will be able to check antibody levels to this virus as it will be fully developed.
He said all necessary preparations for this survey are on track and will ultimately pave the way for an evidence-based exit strategy for this current state of emergency situation in Dominica.
Dr. Ahmed went on to say that it has been twenty-one (21) days since the last confirmed case was reported and the total number of cases remains at sixteen (16).
He revealed that out of these cases, only four (4) exhibited symptoms prior to their diagnosis.
“Two of these four were in-home quarantine and the other two were reported through our healthcare facilities. Symptoms were mostly mild, that is to say, three had a fever and one had shortness of breath and in addition to fever, one had diarrhoea. One person only had loss of smell and taste,” the epidemiologist reported. “The rest of the twelve were asymptomatic, detected through contact tracing.”
He said as of Tuesday, all cases have been discharged except for three (3) and according to him, further assessment will be done for the remaining patients at the end of this week.
Dr. Ahmed also said that eleven (11) of the cases were males and five (5) were females.
He said six (6) of the sixteen (16) cases had chronic, underlying medical conditions, mostly diabetes and hypertension.
The range of the reproduction rate of this virus, according to Dr. Ahmed, is between 1.08 to 2.43 persons which means that in Dominica, COVID-19 can be transmitted from one infected individual to more than two other healthy individuals.
A total of three hundred and eighty-six (386) individuals have been tested for COVID-19 in the country and there have been no fatalities to date.
No patient required the use of mechanical ventilators.
Mr Trust China,the Haitians St.Lucians,Jamaicans ,Chinese came to Dominica to work,and are doing BETTER than you WHY?Dominicans know UWP was the MOST CORRUPT in Dominica ,that is why in 7 elections the MAJORITY of Dominicans has NEVER voted then.These UWP supporters are too LAZY,complaining all the time.Night landing,against.New Hospital,against.N E P,against.Clear Harbour,against.Stadium,against.$ 300 for seniors,against.Scotts Head seawall,against.$ 1 a sqft of land for SQUATTERS,against.E O Leblanc Highway,against.Free education at college,against.New Roseau Bridge against………………………………………………………………………
I am not sure you are actually that ignorant; I suppose you simply wish to maintain your status as the true comedian.
Just in case you are oblivious to the truth; the UWP led my Edison James then; served less than five years in power, as a matter of fact less than four years when James called an the election looking for a mandate.
How can you say the UWP was corrupt then, and now?
Every honest Dominican (or at least people who knows Edison James) knows when James lost the election he came out worst; poorer than when he went into politics!
The people who served with Edison James; none came out wealthy, to this day they all appear to be broke; all seems to have exited into oblivion.
Strange that Dominica is now in the hands of a corrupted crook, a thief who did not have a dress suite prior to politics, withing five years that crook boast he’s a millionaire.
Billionaire now!
That’s corruption!
Dear Barbara Sweet Saunders; do not allow yourself to be fooled by that incompetent so called doctor in Dominica, whom believe that he is some sort of epidemiologists; to be frank I cannot believe that man attended a reputable accredited medical school.
I hope he and the triple doctor the corrupted Roosevelt did not go to Punjab University eh!
The impression that you and many others have is that they did something extraordinary in the country to stop the spread; fact is they did nothing different from what the entire world has done, and that is implementing social distancing, and even at that hundreds of thousands of people have died!
I will not be suprised when I here that guy and Roosevelt say they are first to find a cure.
So, just to be certain; the following is new findings!
“An experimental drug for the coronavirus has a proven benefit, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.”
“That’s in America!
Thanks admin for releasing this one so timely.So, in the event a treatment id developed for that finding, (Roosevelt and him epidemiologists doh can say dem is ffirst in Dominica to find cure eh).
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Yeah boy, Dominica is always first in everything in this entire universe, but behind the rest of the world in everything, immersed in backwardness!
Francisco
You have evaded all the points I made and effectively changed the subject of competence of leaders but that’s okay. It is about timing and decisive action when it mattered. No miracles involved here. Closing down too early or too late or weak defensive action would have been disastrous. It was right on time.
My boy, people don’t fool me. That’s why I have no illusions about Mr. Skerrit’s weaknesses. He has some. I certainly do not have any illusions about the other leader because he has SOME.
it is on that basis I am able to make a judgement as to which poison I would prefer to be meted out to me in a disaster situation or any other situation for that matter. You guys seem unable to do that. You all are like some one-eyed giants seeing virtues in people that don’t exist or at least have not been demonstrated and seeing only flaws in others when they have actually demonstrated some good judgement and wisdom at critical moments in Dominica’s national life.
In response Barbara, let me say I do not have “any illusions” that Roosevelt is the most corrupted so called leader in the entire Caribbean in modern history!
You may believe that he acted timely, nevertheless, while his immediate action was to close the school where his children attends, he was running his mouth off that schools would remain open.
I expect him to say Dominica was first to find a cure for COVID-19; in order for him not to make that claim here is a a brief!
The maker of Remdesivir, an experimental drug for treatment of the coronavirus, is moving very quickly with the FDA for authorization to get the drug to patients, the CEO of the company, Gilead Sciences, said Friday.
Gilead is also working to expand its capacity for producing remdesivir.
The company thinks it could make millions of treatment courses available by the end of the year, O’Day said.
Its production capacity has already gone from 5,000 treatment courses to 100,000.
That’s interesting…
Francisco
Not sure of the coherence here. I spoke of one thing, you are speaking of many others. You express your opinion about Mr. Skerrit’s character which you are free to do. This is a democratic country.
Now can I have the benefit of your opinion of the other Leader? That is what I am asking you guys to do. Put both on the scales. I am even asking you in particular to go further and evaluate your great USA’s response and management of COVID-19. You keep evading that one. You cannot just keep spurting things into the air without allowing for any intelligent analysis.
You are the one boasting about your qualifications and standard of living. Come ye forward now and own your country and its leader. I mean the the one in which you have been naturalised. Leave Dominica for us who live here. If that principle applies at election time it should apply at all other times.
Well, I seem to succeed in confusing you oui!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahah!
Okay; let’s take this again: forget what you conveyed; think in terms of how Dominica is always first in everything; first to be the only resilient country on the planet earth; the first to qualify an athlete to attend the world Olympic games that will not be perhaps for another four or five years.
The first nation to learn how to test for COVID-19.
With that knowledge, I shall not be surprised when Roosevelt and his incompetent so called epidemiologist make the claim that the drug (medication), Remdesivir was developed and produced in Dominica.
Hahahahahahahahahah.
If they don’t make that claim Roosevelt will tell people is China found it; if not they will credit Cuba; in order to prevent their lie, or debunk it a reminder of the truth is as follows:
“The maker of Remdesivir, an experimental drug for treatment of the coronavirus, is moving very quickly with the FDA.
“The name of the drug…
@Francisco
If Mr Skerrit is a incompetent so-called doctor, your words why is it he Mr Skerrit, keeps on whipping Mr Covidiot Lennox Linton, in elections after elections, court battle after court battles and every single things you care to mention what does that say about Prince of darkness and big time liar Lennox Linton, answer me this one ……boy!!
what info does this survery intend to capture? socal impact? Personal or community health? economic?
How do we contact Dr Ahmed with information relevant to this testing?
ADMIN: You can contact the Ministry of Health for more information.
The responsible officials are very engaged during this urgent medical situation so rather than put out their direct numbers on this forum you can contact DNO via direct message on Facebook or email at [email protected] for more detail.
We have also been advised that additional details will be put out about the survey as things progress.
I so love these briefings..keeps us in the loop, no hiding, no skirting around the bush. Very comprehensive sessions. Thanks to the hardworking teams in the Ministry of Health and other persons who assist.
Dr. Ahmed, deceased Dr. Paul Rickettes , may his beautiful soul continue to rest in peace ,would be extremely proud of you and the work you are doing. You were his right hand man in epidemiology and you have so diligently and competently taken up the role of national epidemiologist, thank you Sir.
To our resident population and citizens alike lets continue to give the authorities our fullest support as we continue to manage this pandemic; we are not out of the woods as yet, in fact . the fact that we have such a high percentage of A symptomatic cases among those who have been tested and diagnose suggest that we may have carriers of the virus in our midst. hence the reason we need to be forever vigilant and to keep on following the health and hygienic protocols as articulated by the health professionals. Let me reiterate our appreciation and thanks to all the front line workers. May the Good Lord continue to protect us , Blessings.
Each time that guy opens his mouth, his incompetence protrudes; what is there to survey at this time?
He should expect the worst to come in Dominica, regards to COVID-19.
As of today the 29th of April; 60, 000 – American are dead killed by the virus.
What good is a survey going to do when their could be thousands of people already infected on the island under his nose and he does not know it.
Remember there are carriers of the virus, with no symptoms!
Medical survey means an investigation in which information is systematically collected but in which the experimental method is not used.
Secondly, it could be a comprehensive examination or group of examinations to screen for one or more findings. In this case testing and analyzing is appropriate.
Third; it could be a series of questions asks to a sample of individuals in a population!
This man should find something better to do with his time; he and the triple doctor Roosevelt should visit a psychiatrist!
Honestly think you are mental…
Yes, indeed you cannot be mentally ill because you are an …..!
Mentally ill; crazy people like me are usually damn smart, and indeed academically educated!
Anything this mentally ill boy from Wesley write on DNO, medical or political have merits, if you were not so quick to criticize me perhaps you might learn something from this crazy fool.
What is you background ……?
Professionally, I am an electronic/electrical engineer, compounded with a background in medicine, that is why I am mentally ill!
Post your educational achievements on DNO compare it to my accomplishments let’s see what you have.
I will pay you to quote your qualification how many academic degrees you earned from a college or university and hold in your hip pocket, or as they say in America under your belt!
Hahahahahahahaaha!
Something is wrong with you; examine yourself before you try to pluck the mote out of my eye!
Admin: Just as it is okay for one to deem another mentally ill,…
“Admin: Just as it is okay for one to deem another mentally ill”
That is a rebuke, well-spoken. I like the way it expresses that you are with all of us on this comment board–thank you
Telemaque keeps on displaying a very, very, strange character in him, but he refuse to acknowledge that.
How long has everyone been saying the same thing to him, but he simply responds, with even more madness: Like: “Professionally, I am an electronic/electrical engineer, compounded with a background in medicine”.
Like he’s the only person with those skills, worse too, is that his line of work has nothing to do with those skills he boasts about–the work of “Real Estate!
His mental state of mind, makes him think that everyone is below him and no one can reach his height–that is thought is beyond madness.
“Telemaque keeps on displaying a very, very, strange character in him, but he refuse to acknowledge that.
“Yes, that is why I displayed my strange character when I came to your house, and eat all the yellow yam, and fish you cooked for both our lunch.
By the time you were looking for food to eat there was none because this crazy man eat all!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahah!
Remember; and admin please print this because is true.
And after I eat all her food, I drank out her beer too; say I lie now Miss Elizabeth; but am sure you are actually crazy whereas I am not.
Indeed I have more than one scientific profession as you recognized; it takes people with special abilities to program their mind to succeed in the disciplines I studied, and graduate.
You are the strangest woman I’ve ever dealt with, so how can you say I am strange, it takes one to know the other oui!
We all have different personalities Elizabeth.
Francisco
You mean you guys are still at it? In spite of Dominica’s results in the management of COVID-19 the Epidemiologist still doesn’t know what he is doing?
Why don’t you give your expert advice to the most COMPETENT President of your great country of which you are a citizen. Why don’t you rate your country on its management of the pandemic and leave our little DA alone? For once you people who behaved as if you lived in heaven have lost your tongues with your international embarassment from COVID-19. Not because the pandemic reached your shores because few, if any, could have prevented it but management of it was key. What is your country’s score card? what is your leader’s grade?
You do not live here sir. Worry about the country where you live and which you have been boasting about over the years while denigrating the one that actually gave you birth. Even better, pray that you do not have to go to hospital, as you may not come out on your feet!
“Worry about the country where you live and which you have been boasting about over the years while denigrating the one that actually gave you birth”
Barbara; I reside in the United States, of America, there is nothing here that worries me, hence I don’t have anything to worry about.
In America, you get out of life what you put into it!
I do not boast of anything; anything I say: how I live or anything I have is reality, I work hard, hence I am now retired with everything a man my age should have; that could not have happened in Dominica.
I do not expect Dominica to ever be like America, nor any of the States within the United States.
Nevertheless, one would expect Dominica to be a more advanced, a more developed island in the Caribbean, considering Dominica was a place in the 20’s – the late 1940’s when people from all over the English speaking Caribbean came to Dominica where they found employment.
Will continue:
From Jamaica in the North, to Guyana in the South, people came to Dominica to work; in that era lime and other citrus, nutmeg, cinnamon spice and a host of other things keep or nation going; there was no corruption, no thievery in government ( the legislature).
All of a sudden the people who came to Dominica made their way back to their place of birth when Dominica commenced slipping backwards to this day!
Now your name Sanders is an Antiguan name, could it be that your ancestors came to Dominica and work for L Rose & Company, or on some other Estate?
The reason why the people of Wesley & Marigot, have a different accent is because many Antiguan’s, people from Montserrat, St. Kitts, and other places actually created those villages, and other places on the North, from Castle Bruce to Portsmouth.
Take a look at Antigua, Dominican’s America; why is Antigua fully developed, while Dominica is so backwards?
As for the denigration of Dominica, anything I criticize is…
In conclusion, let me say when the time comes along for me to shift from any form of denigration of the place of my birth; I will happily give credit to the one or any collective body who releases the place of my birth from the state of poverty in which it is presently immersed!
The ruling government, and people like you Barbara are simply full of talk, you all talk people to death, nevertheless, the talk amounts to nothing.
Do you or any Dominican seriously believes that Dominica can ever become economically independent when the economy is based on the sale of passports?
Do you believe that when a government build houses; Apartments, and give away to people for free that can take the country out of poverty?
Assess that for yourself, I am sure your conclusion will be the nation will forever be in debt, hence poverty among the people will spiral up, while the powers that be will continue to steal the wealth of the nation!
Oh so you are one of those who would love to see things at their worst huh? Why do a survey? You against random testing too? Good things God is alive and well…we are covered. He gave us the personnel and the tools to help ourselves so that is exactly what is being done. We are being proactive instead of reactive because if shit hits the fan people like you would be the first to jump and say , aha!! incompetence at its best, they should have tested, they should have done this and done that!! Carry on.
I think it would be a good idea for you to self-isolate. Forever.
That’s very good news indeed. Keep on keeping on Dominica. You all doing a fantastic job.
When that Evil day comes Dr . Shallaudin Ahmed and his family have somewhere to RUN to .
When that Evil day comes Skerrit, Melissa and their children will have somewhere to RUN to.
When that Evil day comes the chief judge will have somewhere to run to
When that Evil and terrible day will come the majority of our government ministers will have a place to run to
When that Evil and terrible day comes those that often come down to vote Skerrit will have somewhere to run back to
When that Evil and terrible day will come many of those that hate Lennox Linton will try to run to him for leadership but it shall be too late
Keep protecting Skerrit and his one China policy that is slowly taking over Dominica.
Keep empowering Skerrit that has already signed a secret deal with China that is over 10 yrs now and nobody, not even his wife knows what’s on the MOU
Keep letting Skerrit destroy all you economy, destroy all you jobs, destroy all you future.
Keep letting Skerrit fool all you
No Mr. Trust China
Keep getting yourselves sick with hatred of Skerrit and his government.
Keep spending every waking hour looking for something to bury Dominica in the hope that Skerrit will be covered by the dirt falling on Dominica’s coffin.
We can only judge what might happen on that evil day by what is happening while the days are not evil. By how leaders respond to challenges and disasters because what you do at the level that you are is an indicator of your likely action if you get elevated to higher office.
Having said that, please do some reflection on the action or inaction of the two leaders in all of the disasters and challenges that we have had in this country and after you have done that, explain to me the reason why Dominicans would run to a particular leader in the hope of being rescued. Think carefully now sir!
My advice to you is to assess objectively all that you have seen and heard, reflect and pray!
I thank God for His mercy in sparing us…..!
“When that Evil and terrible day comes those that often come down to vote Skerrit will have somewhere to run back to ”
I particularly like the quote above!Indeed there are a bunch of idiots residing in the United states, Canada, England, and even on the island of Antigua.
Some in the United States England, and Canada, survive on Welfare, without Roosevelt free ticket home they would never see Dominica again.
They look forward each five year for that free ride home where they vote for the corrupted crook Roosevelt Skerrit, and return to the place where they continue to receive their monthly welfare check, and in America food-stamps too.
Meanwhile Roosevelt continue to live his corrupted life, he and his passports selling colleagues, living high on the blood of the nation while the people suffer in hunger.
Those he brought from Antigua the little scum of the earth returns to Antigua where they told that Antigua is their America; they are called foolie (stupid) Dominicans…
Francisco Telemaque the broke millionaire is going bonkers, he sounds like a lunatic. Relax my man you might end up in the hospital, seeing you are no spring chicken that is the last place you want to be (a hospital in the USA)
Francisco
I guess a bunch of idiots like those Americans who live in countries from America to Timbuktu who have a legal right to vote wherever they are and who voted for your present President? Is their citizenship more valuable than ours? I think not.
Barbara, if I did not sort of like you; you would be in big, big , big trouble with me eh: nevertheless, I sort of like some of your opinions, so I will try to be tolerant and treat you kindly.
So; it is true that every American living in Timbuktu, and the far ends of the earth do have a right to vote in every general election, in this country, and even in State, and City elections.
The difference is they do it via ” an absentee ballot (also known as vote-by-mail or voting from abroad) is a vote cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official polling station to which the voter is normally allocated.
Numerous methods have been devised to facilitate this. Increasing the ease of access to absentee ballots is seen by many as one way to improve voter turnout, though some countries require that a valid reason, such as infirmity or travel, be given before a voter can participate in an absentee ballot.”
Well look my lucky day has arrived! My boy kind of likes me!
Have a good weekend my friend!
Getting a bit tired of this banter!
I am telling you if I did not like you, all hell would break loose eh!
For some reason or the other from the first time I read you I found something interesting, maybe that is why.
I hope that will not change anytime soon.
So, here are the procedures; it has nothing to do with a corrupted politician bribing people to vote by giving them free ride back to America to vote.
If we had such a system legally set up in Dominica, no political party would be disadvantage, because UWP, DLP, DFP supporters would all have the privilege of voting for who they support.
The way it is in Dominica, some have the privilege of thieving money to bribe people, whereas others can’t; hence they are always at the loosing end of the equation!
The following is how it is honestly done in America.
Registration/Absentee Ballot Request. To vote from abroad, you must (the American) register with local election officials in your state of voting residence and request an absentee ballot.
You can use the FPCA to do both. Submit a new FPCA early each year, every time you move, and whenever you change your address, email, or name.
Dominica thing is once they get paid by Roosevelt he wins!
FRANCISCO,if you are so educated,with all your dribbling,how is it that you did not know FEDEL GRANT,would be MINISTER OF EDUCATION?
Well, I am not surprised, he is an accountant by profession, and let me shuck you: he has a good amount of “Telemaque” blood in him.
His great, great grandmother, the most beautiful woman I’ve perhaps ever saw we called her Mama Pretty.
Remember St. Hilaire the one Roosevelt Stab in his back, bully him and became the leader of the DLP, brilliant guy he would have made a better prime minister than corrupted Roosevelt!
Well I think St. Hilaire mother is his grandmother.
See we are all smart; I am happy for him, had he not be on the wrong side I might be elated!
That’s okay, as long as he does not allow himself to become corrupted by (Me Almost Nearly Cousin) that little black wet rat Roosevelt Skerrit, that’s okay eh!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
I doh want him to come thief like a man I know eh!
You see what you made me say, eh, eh, eh?
All you can talk all your crap and DNO can continue to not post my comments as much as they want but we need to sincerely examine ourselves and answer these very important questions:
1. Where did Covid-19 come from
2. Was Covid-19 caused by God or manufactured by man
3. Who caused the entire world to be on some form of lockdown and curfew?
4. Who caused us to be not able to play cricket, football, NBA or baseball in no part of the world today?
Who manufactured a disease that has so far killed over 205k people and has caused over 3 million people to be sick?
5. Who has the biggest embassy in Dominica that even bigger than our state house?
6. Who is gradually taking over Dominica and getting favors that ordinary Dominicans can’t get?
7. Who PM Skerrit signed secret MOU with?
8.Who is taking over our small stores here and caused many of our local stores to close down?
What we looking for we will get it you know. One thing : Skerrit’s children can run to the US. Can yours run…
Mr. Trust China
Oh so Skerrit and his children can run to America? I thought Riijock said on Q95 with the support of the host and callers that the American Secret Service was just waiting on them to put their feet on American soil.
I thought there was a room in an American jail next to Lap Seng’s own waiting for Mr. Skerrit because he was seen in a photograph with Lap Seng so he must be guilty of the same crimes as Lap Seng.
Those questions that you are posing you should also pose to your leader and Crispin Gregoire who visited China and came back singing its praises and talking about all the development that it has brought to Dominica. Unfortunately I am not one of the memoire poule Dominicans. Where is Crispin Gregoire by the way? Seems to have disappeared into oblivion.
So based on my logic, it seems that whichever way we had turned politically China would have been firmly in view, so I’m not sure what is your beef.
@ Babra Saunders, Lin Clown, kid on the block here is want I wish to ask you guys :
1. Does Satan give anything for free? Yes he might give you the world but I bet you he will come for his payment.
2. Does any of you know what is on the MOU Skerrit and China signed over 14 yrs ago?
3. If yes, can you please put out the MOU between Skerrit and China?