The Ministry of Public Health’s COVID-19 mobile testing unit will be stationed in the community of South Ruimveldt today to screen residents between 9 am to 3 pm, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
The mobile testing unit is located on the corner of Aubrey Barker Road and Blue Sackie Drive – better known as the “Exit.”
Dr. Keon Harmon, a family medicine resident and head of the mobile unit, noted that persons are screened before they are tested.
Speaking on the significance of the mobile testing unit in one of the defined COVID-19 hotspots, Dr. Harmon said, “it is very important because of the level of exposure persons might have had with persons who have been exhibiting symptoms. Contact tracing is very important for us to reduce the spread of COVID-19.”
Dr. Harmon noted that since the unit has been in the area from May 16, 30 persons have been screened with samples taken from 16.
Resident, mother of three, and grandmother of one, Simone Winter urged all Guyanese to take COVID-19 seriously and advised them to come out and get tested.
“My family and I were tested because we came into contact with someone who had the disease and for that reason, I think COVID-19 is very dangerous, and it’s important to get tested”, she said.
