1, the ministry of health launches community testing for covid-19 at eight facilities. on july 13. the csec and cape examinations commenced with students of forms 5 and 6 returning to school to write these exams. the unicef office for the eastern caribbean area publishes a report on the impact of covid-19 on migrant children in trinidad and tobago. on july 25, tropical storm gonzalo passed over trinidad and tobago. on july 28, the minister of education said that date for the sea examination will remain the same. the exam is set to take place on august 20. on july 31, the prime minister reduced the number of people that can congregate, reducing the number from 25 to 10 due to the recent spike in cases. he announced that the government will also ask the public service to reduce the number of public servants who are out at one time by having them come to work alphabetically and rotate them by days for the next 14 days. also, muslims across trinidad and tobago celebrated eid al-adha. august on august 8, trinidad and tobago recorded 50 new cases. the number of total cases now stands at 199. on august 9, guests at the tropikist hotel and resort at crown point, tobago would remain under mandatory quarantine for 14 days due to a guest who journeyed from trinidad, tested positive for covid-19. on august 10, the 2020 general elections were conducted. on august 15, chief medical officer dr roshan parasram confirmed that there is now community spread of covid-19 in t&t. prime minister dr keith rowley has announced new restrictions that will last for at least 28 days as the country continues to face the rise in coronavirus cases. from august 17 the following restrictions will be in effect: all in-house dining in restaurants and bars will cease, including at food courts and malls. this will include the precincts of those establishments, take-away services, however, will be allowed to continue, beaches and rivers will close, all places of worship will be closed, all gyms will close, all contact sports will cease, waterparks will close, casinos and members clubs will remain closed, cinemas will be closed, the authorised gatherings of people outside of homes will not be more than 5 people, weddings, funerals, christenings and so on will be allowed with no more than 10 people, maxis and taxis will operate at 50 per cent capacity, air and sea-bridge transportation between trinidad and tobago will be restricted to essential people, all teaching institutions will remain closed until this phase is over. the prime minister said it appears at this stage the government will likely have to shut down schools until december 31. trinidad and tobago recorded 71 new cases. the number of total cases and deaths now stands at 497 and 10 respectively. on august 20, the sea examination was written by standard 5 students. trinidad and tobago recorded 81 new cases. the number of total cases and deaths now stands at 767 and 12 respectively. on august 25, trinidad and tobago crosses 1,000 active cases. trinidad and tobago recorded 153 new cases. the number of total cases and deaths now stands at 1,252 and 12 respectively. september on september 1, schools across trinidad and tobago reopened for virtual online teaching for the new academic year.