A shipment of COVID-19 testing kits is expected to arrive in the island sometime next week to help alleviate the backlog of COVID-19 samples that still need to be tested.
The disclosure was made during the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ weekly COVID-19 press conference a short while ago.
Director of Services at the National Public Health Laboratory, Dr Michelle Hamilton, said the lab was on track to clear the backlog, however there was a shipment delay in the necessary reagents.
She noted that the lab will be receiving a much larger number of kits than it was originally expecting.
