Delta, Gamma and Alpha variants present in Barbados
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July 11, 2021
Nine of 18 COVID-19 samples recently tested by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), revealed that the Delta, Gamma and Alpha variants remain present in Barbados, Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George said.
At a press conference Sunday outlining Government’s response to the discovery of 40 positive coronavirus cases, he disclosed the results of the testing received two days ago from the Trinidad-based agency.
Dr George told journalists: “18 samples were tested, nine of those were the Alpha Variant, B.117; three of the samples were the Delta variant and three of the samples were the Gamma variant.