Trinidad and Tobago's covid19 experience: A story through photos
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The covid19 pandemic has affected every part of how people live and how businesses operate. We collated a few compelling photos captured by our photographers to help tell the story of Trinidad and Tobago's experience of the coronavirus since March 2020.
This August 17, 2020 file photo captures graffiti on the statue of Captain Arthur Andrew Cipriani, Independence Square, Port of Spain. - File photo
In this March 2020 photo people rush to Pricesmart in Chaguanas after the announcement that covid19 had reached the shores of Trinidad and Tobago. - Photo by Jeff K Mayers
In this March 2020 photo, vendor Jerald James is wearing and selling masks, goggles and gloves on the Priority Bus Route, Curepe. - Photo by Marvin Hamilton
In this March 2020 image, people gather supplies at PriceSmart Chaguanas after the announcement that covid19 had reached Trinidad andf Tobago. - Photo by Jeff K Mayers
In this March 2020 file photo police officers wear masks as a precautionary measure while patrolling outside a casino on High Street, San Fernando. - Photo by Marvin Hamilton
In this April 2020 file photo a ventilator has already been set up at the Scarborough General Hospital for covid19 patients. - Photo by David Reid
In this April 2020 file photo, then Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts and MP for St Ann's East Nyan Gadsby-Dolly hands out food hampers to a constituent at her office on Saddle road, San Juan. -
Trinidad and Tobago citizens who were stranded in Suriname arriving at the UWI Debe campus, where they were then quarantined. - Photo by Lincoln Holder
In this June 2020 file photo a store on upper High Street, San Fernando, posts a covid19 advisory after being given the green light to open by the Prime Minister. - Photo by Marvin Hamilton
All smiles and ready to go home. In this May 2020 file photo Randy Jacob said he was covid19-free after leaving the UWI Debe Campus, used as a covid19 facility. He was among the group of returning nationals from Suriname. - Photo by Marvin Hamilton
In this June 2020 photo, manager at JD's Superstore Gary Harrilal discusses the store's new shopping policy as it enforced strict new practices by staff and customers of sanitising and wearing masks while in the store. - Photo by Marvin Hamilton
In this June 8, 2020 file photo, Sharma Joefield, owner of Sharma Beauty Salon in Scarborough, fixes a customer's hair. It was the first day in phase four of the reopening of the country. - File photo
In this August 17, 2020 file photo, Starbucks, Gulf City, takes precautionary measures to prevent the spread of covid19 by closing the dining area. - Photo by Chequana Wheeler
LAST DIP: In this August 16, 2020 file photo, hundreds flocked to Maracas Beach to take one last dip before beaches closed for the following 28 days as part of new covid19 measures announced by the Prime Minister. - Photo by Sureash Cholai
In this October 15, 2020 file photo, Peter Ramdass, an employee points to social distancing markers on the floor of Kesh Restaurant and Bar on Mucurapo Street, San Fernando. - Photo by Marvin Hamilton
Some shopkeepers chose to keep their doors locked, despite the doors of Trincity Mall being officially open. - Photo by Roger Jacob
In this October 2020 file photo, some people who turned up to invest in the Drugs Sou Sou in Tobago were turned away after police dispersed the crowd. They were in breach of covid19 regulations. - Photo by David Reid
DEGREES OF COMPLIANCE: In this November 2020 file photo, people relax on Maracas Beach after Police Commissioner Gary Griffith and a team of officers visited to ensure covid19 regulations, especially as relating to wearing masks, were being followed. -
On February 17, 2021, Caura Hospital's infection prevention and control nurse Keisha Prevatt-Gomez was one of the first frontline workers to receive a covid19 vaccine, at the Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility. - Photo by Marvin Hamilton
In this March 2021 photo, a security officer throws her hands in the air as the crowd disobeys covid19 health protocols outside Hope Farm, Tobago - Photo by David Reid
In this April 2021 photo, people line up to register for covid19 vaccines at the Diego Martin Health Centre, Wendy Fitzwilliam Boulevard, Diego Martin. -
In this April 2021 photo, Tracy Davidson-Celestine receives her covid19 vaccine at the Bacolet Health Centre in Tobago. - Photo by David Reid
In this April 2021 photo, a relative and a security officer assist an elderly woman to the entrance of the Grand Stand for her vaccination appointment at the Paddock, Queen's Park Savannah. -
In this May 2021 photo, people seeking vaccination were met with the sign "No More Covid19 Vaccine Available" when a Newsday team visited the Queen's Park Savannah. - Photo by Jeff K Mayers
In this May 2021 file photo, a woman takes a photo of the sign saying no walk-ins will be allowed at the National Racquet Centre mass vaccination site, Orange Grove Road, Tacarigua. - Photo by Jeff K. Mayers
This May 2021 photo captures scores of people who braved the early morning sun in the hopes of receiving covid19 vaccination at the St Joseph Enhanced Health Centre , Champ Fleurs. - Photo by Jeff K Mayers
In this May 2021 photo, Natalie Lizzy Hamilton, owner of Lizzy's Bake and Shark in Pigeon Point, gazes out at Store Bay, wondering how to remain financially stable amid lockdowns mandated to slow the spread of covid19. - Photos by David Reid
In this June 2021 photo, senior citizens sit on chairs donated by Bilda Boyz Construction Services outside the Ste Madeleine Health Centre, Manahambre Road. People got there as early as 5am to get their first covid19 vaccine. - Photo by Angelo Marcelle
In this June 2021 photo, a woman sits outside the La Romaine Health Centre on Zaida Lane to get her first dose of a covid19 vaccine as police ensure health regulations are upheld. - Photo by Angelo Marcelle
In this July 2021 photo, Zinnia " Mural Banton" Cheewah, a graffiti artist, painted the walls of Mario's on Tragarete Road, encouraging people to get vaccinated. This painting is the fifth in Port of Spain with the message. - Photo by Marvin Hamilton
In this July 20, 2021photo, Aryan Jhinkoo and Frank Mejeas show their vaccinated arms on day two of the mass drive-through facility set up for covid19 vaccines at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. - Photo by Angelo Marcelle
This August 2021 photo shows a deserted Store Bay beach. Beaches were closed for four months, at that time, owing to a rise in covid19 cases. - Photo by David Reid
This November 2021 photo shows a sign at the Chaguanas Health Facility directing patients to an area designated for people with possible covid19 symptoms. - Photo by Angelo Marcelle
In this December 2021 photo, Frankie Tours reef boat workers ready the engine forthe reopening of beaches from 5am-noon. Beaches had been closed since April as a measure to curb the spread of the covid19 virus. - Photo by David Reid
San Fernando mayor Junia Regrello has "covid," a woodturnid art piece made in the shape of a globe to highlight the effects of covid19 across the world. The piece was created by artist Evan Samuel ,who showcased his work at City Hall in San Fernando on November 8, 2021. - Photo by Marvin Hamilton
In this November 30 2021 photo, Speyside High School student Shaniece Henry, 14, hugs her mother Afeisha Henry Primus after taking her first dose of the Pfizer covid19 vaccine at the Division of Health, Wellness and Family Development health fair, Gulf City Mall, Lowlands, Tobago. - Photo by David Reid
Mask, mask, no mask - Photo by Sureash Cholai
Mask, no mask - Photo by Sureash Cholai
The Joker face from the Batman movie painted on the face mask of this young man we saw walking along Independence Square in Port of Spain. - Photo by Sureash Cholai
This lady walks along Independence Square, Port of Spain with her face mask worn under her chin. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale
A resident of Beaucarro Road, Freeport in Couva stands outside the proposed site of the covid19 body storage facility - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale
Residents of Beaucarro Road, Freeport in Couva stands outside the proposed site of the covid19 body storage facility. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale
A January photo following the lifting of public health restrictions governing people wishing to perform cremations for their loved ones who died of the covid19 virus. - Photo by Roger Jacob
These friends greet each other, without their face masks, while a police officer looks on at the Awake breakfast party at Queen's Hall, St. Ann's, Port of Spain. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale
Masked members of Republic Bank Exodus play at the National Pan Event Medium and Large Steelbands, entitled Musical Showdown in D Big Yard, at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain. - Photo by Roger Jacob
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