The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has donated over 40,000 rapid testing kits to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus disease in Guyana.
Director General of the CDC Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig reported that the CDEMA has donated approximately 46, 250 rapid testing kits along with 200,000 surgical masks and these were expected to arrive in the country last night. At the time he spoke to Stabroek News, Craig stated that he did not know where the donated rapid tests were manufactured but he would provide an update once they have arrived. He added that once the tests have arrived, they will be handed over to Ministry of Public Health.