Four English-speaking Lab Technicians
Additionally, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) has committed to sending a Virologist, “in short order”, to assist with training.
Meanwhile, a truck, fully retrofitted with all the needed medical apparatus, will augment the island’s current laboratory capacity.
Referring to Health Minister Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic, PM Mottley disclosed: “Mr Bostic has also been in deep discussions with the Chinese government with respect to the purchase of an additional mobile lab which will considerably boost our capacity beyond the number of machines and personnel that we have at the Best-dos Santos lab. That mobile lab if a combination of persons and robotics so therefore it is not as labour-intensive.”
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic both apologised to Barbadians yesterday for a breakdown in the timely return of COVID-19 test results due to the increase in swabbing done all this week. Both said they understood why Barbadians, in their anxiety, had flocked to know their status as it related to the disease, especially after Government indicated last week its intention to get to the …
Barbados is continuing to experience a spike in COVID-19 cases, however, Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George said the figures are trending downwards and the 100-plus people conducting the contact tracing exercise, are making significant progress. George’s comments were contained in a statement issued by Barbados Government Information on Tuesday. “While for the two days January 1 and January 2, the country recorded a total of 211 new cases, …
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Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic apologised to visitors and Barbadians for delays at the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory in processing COVID-19 results within the 24- to 48-hour window and gave the assurance this would improve “in the coming days”.
Bostic was speaking during a media briefing from Ilaro Court on Tuesday evening. It was streamed across social media and he was accompanied by Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins.
The Minister said Government recognised there would be a need for increased testing during the winter season, but there were challenges at the lab which resulted in delays. This caused some visitors and returning nationals to spend more time than was anticipated in the designated quarantine hotels.