Jan 27, 2021 COVID-19 and Belize’s Response, One Year Later The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted thousands across the country, including those on the frontline in the medical profession. Since the first case in Belize was recorded back in March of last year, limited access has been granted to the media to view firsthand how the COVID-19 Unit at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital operates. It’s been one year since health officials began tracking the virus’s progress from China to Belize and almost a year since the first cases were recorded in the country. Tonight, News Five’s Isani Cayetano gets exclusive access to the COVID-19 Unit and the work that’s being done on the frontline in the fight against the disease. Here’s that story.