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El Departamento de Salud informó que se encuentran bajo investigación siete personas por un posible contagio por leptospirosis a raíz del contacto con agua contaminada con orina animal, a lo cual se ha expuesto la población tras las inundaciones registradas luego del paso del huracán Fiona hace una semana.

“La leptospirosis es una enfermedad bacteriana que puede causar condiciones de salud graves en los riñones, hígado, meningitis, dificultad para respirar y sangrado. Es una enfermedad que podría ser letal. Desde la semana pasada emitimos un aviso y estamos haciendo un llamado a la ciudadanía para que conozcan cómo prevenirla, específicamente, que se alejen de aguas contaminadas”, expresó el secretario de la agencia, Carlos Mellado López, en declaraciones escritas.

Los siete casos identificados, que se dividen en cuatro hombres y tres féminas, están a la espera de los resultados de la muestra tomada, aunque se detalló que ya iniciaron un tratamiento con antibióticos. Asimismo, se informó que las edades fluctúan entre los 10 y 69 años en las regiones de Bayamón, Ponce, Caguas, Mayagüez y la zona metropolitana.

A continuación, información provista por el DS respecto al manejo de casos en instituciones hospitalarias y detalles sobre síntomas y cómo evitar el contagio:

“El lunes pasado, 19 de septiembre de 2022, se compartió un Aviso de Salud sobre la enfermedad a las facilidades de salud, a todos los hospitales, CDTs, Centros 330 y clínicas de diálisis y la Guía para el manejo de casos de pacientes relacionados a dicha enfermedad.  La Guía está disponible a través del portal https://www.salud.gov.pr/leptospirosis.

El periodo de incubación de la leptospirosis es de dos a 30 días; la mayoría de los casos de enfermedad se producen de cinco a 14 días después de la exposición. Entre los primeros síntomas de la enfermedad destacan los siguientes: fiebre, dolor de cabeza, dolores musculares, ojos enrojecidos, vómitos, diarrea, dolor abdominal, ictericia (piel y ojos amarillentos), sarpullido y tos.

A continuación, algunas recomendaciones para evitar contagiarse con leptospirosis:

    No camine, nade, no se bañe, ni sumerja la cabeza o trague agua de inundación o de cualquier cuerpo de agua que pueda estar contaminado con orina de animales o agua de la inundación.
    Cubra las cortaduras de la piel con vendajes o curitas a prueba de agua u otro tipo de material que no permita la entrada de agua.
    Si va a manejar con escombros, utilice ropa de mangas largas, cubra la mayor parte de la piel, use guantes, gafas de seguridad y zapatos cerrados.
    No camine afuera descalzo. Use ropa, guantes, zapatos cerrados o botas protectoras a prueba de agua, cerca de aguas o tierra mojada que puedan estar contaminadas.
    No utilice agua de inundación o de cuerpos de agua para limpiar la casa o lavar ropa. 
    Mantenga los alimentos y la basura en recipientes cerrados y, si puede, coloque trampas para ratas.
    Si usted se siente enfermo y tiene los siguientes síntomas debe buscar evaluación médica de inmediato.  Detección temprana salva vidas.

Para información visite la página del Departamento de Salud https://www.salud.gov.pr/ o la del Centro para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades https://www.cdc.gov/leptospirosis/es/los-huracanes-y-la-leptospirosis.html”. 

“El tratamiento contra la enfermedad es más eficaz cuando se inicia lo mas pronto posible”, finalizó Mellado López.

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The Canadian government announced Monday it will no longer require people to wear masks on planes to guard against COVID-19.

Transport Canada said the existing rules for masks will come off October 1.

“We are able to do this because tens of millions of Canadians rolled up their sleeves and got vaccinated,” Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said.

Government officials also confirmed Canada is dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of the month.

Canada, like the United States, requires foreign nationals to be vaccinated when entering the country. No change in the mandate is expected in the US in the near term.

Unvaccinated foreign travelers who are allowed to enter Canada are currently subject to mandatory arrival tests and a 14-day quarantine.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has agreed to let a cabinet order enforcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements at the border expire September 30. The Associated Press reported last week Trudeau signed off on it.

The government is also ending random COVID-19 testing at airports. Filling out information in what became an unpopular ArriveCan app will also no longer be required. Some blamed it for delays at airports.

The government will also no longer be required passengers to have pre-board tests for cruise ships.

“The removal of border measures has been facilitated by a number of factors, including modelling that indicates that Canada has largely passed the peak of the Omicron BA.4- and BA.5-fuelled wave, Canada’s high vaccination rates, lower hospitalisation and death rates, as well as the availability and use of vaccine boosters (including new bivalent formulation), rapid tests, and treatments for COVID-19,” the government said in a release.

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Police have confirmed that there was a shooting incident without reported injuries in The Ivy, St Michael, this morning (September 26).

Residents in the area reported hearing the shots around 10:15 am in the Back Ivy.

Police have told Loop News that there was a report about 10am today of gunshots being fired in the area of the four cross with Roger’s Road and Ivy Main Road, St Michael. It is understood that two persons were shooting at each other. No one was injured and no reported damage to property was reported to the Barbados Police Service.Four spent cartridges were found at the scene.

The four-cross junction was blocked by police personnel as investigations were conducted.

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The Canadian government announced Monday it will no longer require people to wear masks on planes to guard against COVID-19.

Transport Canada said the existing rules for masks will come off October 1.

“We are able to do this because tens of millions of Canadians rolled up their sleeves and got vaccinated,” Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said.

Government officials also confirmed Canada is dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of the month.

Canada, like the United States, requires foreign nationals to be vaccinated when entering the country. No change in the mandate is expected in the US in the near term.

Unvaccinated foreign travellers who are allowed to enter Canada are currently subject to mandatory arrival tests and a 14-day quarantine.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has agreed to let a cabinet order enforcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements at the border expire September 30. The Associated Press reported last week Trudeau signed off on it.

The government is also ending random COVID-19 testing at airports. Filling out information in what became an unpopular ArriveCan app will also no longer be required. Some blamed it for delays at airports.

The government will also no longer be requiring passengers to have pre-board tests for cruise ships.

“The removal of border measures has been facilitated by a number of factors, including modelling that indicates that Canada has largely passed the peak of the Omicron BA.4- and BA.5-fuelled wave, Canada’s high vaccination rates, lower hospitalisation and death rates, as well as the availability and use of vaccine boosters (including new bivalent formulation), rapid tests, and treatments for COVID-19,” the government said in a release.

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More than 300 Latin Anerican women in Trinidad and Tobago have been trained in the Textile Entrepreneurship Route programme sponsored by the International Organization for Migrants (IOM) through the NGO TTV Solidarity Network (TTVSolnet).

On Saturday 125 migrants received sewing machines after completing the basic online sewing course.

Heidi Diquez, founding member/managing director of TTVSolnet, said: “Textile Entrepreneurship Route is a project born from the need to support migrant women in TT who, due to their immigration status and stay in the country, do not have with the same opportunity to achieve their economic stability and the progress they all deserve.”

The programme began in 2019, thanks to the alliance of TTVSolnet with the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), under a mandate from the Organization of American States (OAS) to especially support all those affected by the humanitarian and migration crisis in Venezuela.

The programme is financed by the Office of Population, Refugees and Migration.

The programme is only available to women in TT with irregular immigration status. Women from Venezuela, Cuba and Colombia participate in the courses, which are virtual, with a practical component lasting six weeks. Each student is given all the necessary material for the course.

Diquez said, “To date, the programme has trained more than 300 women, providing them with vocational training in the textile area from the basic sewing course, the manufacture of intimate apparel, repair and adjustment of garments and pattern-making, cutting and sewing.”

Diquez explained the project includes a special workshop on digital marketing in social networks that gave participants the tools to create virtual market spaces and help them promote their products and services.

“Another important part of the programme has been the alliance with IOM, who have supported it by providing sewing machines to all the graduates so they can produce from their homes.”

Diquez said at the end of the second cycle of training, “With great pride we congratulate all the women who participated in the workshops with commitment and effort to achieve their goals and delivery of projects.”

She also thanked all the facilitators of workshops for sharing their knowledge and encouraging each student to achieve perfection and quality in all their creations.

“We thank all our collaborators, and especially PADF and IOM, for their trust and commitment in helping our population of women entrepreneurs in TT.”

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