### [2021-05-15](/feed/2021/05/15/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# Prime Minister Keith Rowley declares a state of emergency in Trinidad and Tobago from midnight and impose a curfew from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. due to a surging number of COVID-19 cases. 




### Sources:

1. [U.S. News and World Report](https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-05-15/trinidad-and-tobago-declares-state-of-emergency-as-covid-19-cases-surge)

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