The eleven-year-old girl who had been quarantined for a total of fifty-seven days was yesterday discharged from a holding facility following two negative COVID-19 tests in a row.
Her mother, Roshanie Baboolall, told this newspaper that her daughter did a final test for the virus on Sunday and that they received the results for this test yesterday afternoon which gave clearance for the child’s discharge. Prior to Sunday’s test, the eleven-year-old was tested on Saturday which showed that she was negative.
Baboolall who was among several of the relatives of first COVID fatality, Ratna Baboolall, to be quarantined was discharged last week after two consecutive tests found her negative. However, she stayed on at the facility as her daughter was still in quarantine. Prior to Saturday’s test, the child had done another test two Fridays ago but due to reported malfunctions at the National Public Health Reference Laboratory, the family did not receive the result of the test until this past Thursday showing that she was still positive.
The child’s mother said that both of them are doing well and are happy to be back home with their family.
