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From as early as 2 am yesterday, people began lining up outside the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) in Port-of-Spain for free medical services provided by the US Navy hospital ship, USNS Comfort.
By the time screening began just after 8 am, hundreds were waiting for treatment in areas including adult and paediatric medicine, dental care, optometry, physical therapy, women’s health, and dermatology. But by midday, several of those services were closed off.
Inside the venue, officer-in-charge, Lt Commander Thomas Rossiter, said the team catered for about 400–600 patients per day and that by 11 am, roughly 150 had already been seen.
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