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Chief Medical Officer Roshan Parasram has responded to reports of the closure of certain branches of the popular department store Pennywise for possible cases of COVID-19.

In a talk at a virtual media conference held Wednesday, Parasram showed that the exercises being conducted in the closed branch were associated with the 139th positive case recorded in the country. ..

According to Pallasram, this new incident was the first in the last 80 days. He said the patient experienced symptoms of a viral disease while living in a household with more than eight people. This person did not limit himself to movement in his house. As a result, eight people from the same household became the main contacts.

“It’s related to the case 139. Basically, as I’ve explained, the epidemic is on the move from the beginning, but there are some we call simple cases and There are complex cases from the point of view of tracking and epidemiology: There is a simple case where someone has a viral illness, has COVID-19, stays at home, lives alone and does not move with any signs or symptoms. This is a simple public health tracking event that limits the amount of spread.

“In this particular example, the person was sick for more than a week, had signs and symptoms, was not restricted to at home movements, and was functioning normally. So they roamed the community and another I went to the place. In the household itself, there were more than eight people visiting or living in a particular household, so those who visit or live in that household will be the main contacts in the case.”

In this case, he said one of the eight main contacts in the new case visited a branch of Pennywise. Following this information, the Pennywise branch in Charlotte Street Port, Spain, Long Circular Mall, El Socorro will be closed for hygiene and investigation. Staff will be listed and tested if necessary.

“So, from there, anyone who has been in contact with the primary contact becomes a secondary contact. As we have said many times, an infection triad begins with a case. , It becomes a triangle that moves from primary contact to secondary contact to tertiary contact. Currently, that person has been out for about a week and is moving around. One of the main contacts is somehow Pennywise and We may have interacted with each other, we know the closure of two exits on Charlotte Street and a long circular branch that we asked to close this morning. El Soccolo Branch will also be closed today. ].

He added that further closures could occur to facilitate tracking. He also said the traces would reveal the virus’ route of transmission.

“Closing is for disinfection. We will make a staff inventory and test primary, secondary and tertiary cases as needed. For investigation, sanitize, line list, continue tracking More closures may be needed because of this.Remember that this is the first case that this kind of problem has occurred for more than 80 days. We want to be able to pinpoint the origin of this case, and it will take a few days. We conducted research and testing before issuing a definitive statement.”

“I think this was caused by contact with someone who might have traveled or could be from a health care professional, but the cause of this particular case is because it needs to be investigated and completed. It’s clear if it’s the main one, or is it related to another case we found along the way?”

Pennywise then issued a statement admitting the pursuits taking place at Charlotte Street and Long Circular Mall branches. According to the statement, the brand was informed by Dr. Avery Hinds of the Department of Health that the risk of infection posed to visitors to these stores was “relatively low”. However, thorough testing and tracing will be completed.

“In a COVID-19 human contact trace, the virus was unidentified and their contact was communicated with someone at a branch of Charlotte Street and Long Circular Mall from the Ministry of Health. Dr. Avery Hinds, Technical Director of the Department of Epidemiology at, pointed out that there is a “relatively low risk” that everyone in our shop is infected, but the Department of Health ensures thorough contact tracking and testing. I’m taking every precaution to get it done. As a result, all staff members have been tested and the store is thoroughly sanitized before reopening. No further information is available and we are fully working with the Ministry for the safety of all involved. “

“Pennywise Cosmetics still has a very strict policy of sanitizing at every entrance and exit since the beginning of the pandemic. Masks are a must. Our policy is to reach all of our places. It has been repeatedly reviewed and praised by provincial officials who have made regular site visits to our company.We promise the fact that we will do everything possible to keep our staff and customers safe. “Pennywise said.