Woman from the recent Makoi cluster that passed away and her family were assessed two weeks ago but did not meet the swabbing criteria – Dr Fong
Woman from the recent Makoi cluster that passed away and her family were assessed two weeks ago but did not meet the swabbing criteria – Dr Fong Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong. [Image: Fijian Government]
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the woman from the recent Makoi cluster that passed away and her family were assessed by the screening team two weeks ago but did not meet the swabbing criteria.
Dr Fong to have press conference this evening
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Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong. [image: file]
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong will have a press conference on COVID-19 this evening.
The time is yet to be confirmed.
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Prioritization of COVID-19 testing is based on the clinical details of a person – Dr Fong
Prioritization of COVID-19 testing is based on the clinical details of a person – Dr Fong Thursday 13/05/2021
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says their COVID-19 testing is based on the clinical details of a person which goes through a prioritization process to see which test turns around fast.
Doctor Fong highlighted when questioned if the Ministry is testing samples as soon as it arrives or prioritising based on the increase in number of cases of unknown links.
He says they have a huge capacity of testing but it is not limitless.