No samples sent yet to US for COVID variant testing

Details are still being finalised to have COVID-19 samples sent to the United States for genetic sequencing in an effort to determine whether any variants of the virus are in Guyana.

This was stated by Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, during yesterday’s COVID-19 update where he informed that since the last set of samples were sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for sequencing, no other samples have been sent.

A COVID variant is wreaking havoc in neighbouring Brazil and there are concerns that it could have made its way here.