Fiji receives 277 GeneXpert test kits capable of producing COVID-19 results in 45 minutes

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Fiji receives 277 GeneXpert test kits capable of producing COVID-19 results in 45 minutes

By Naveel Krishant

08/08/2020

Ministry of Health has received 277 GeneXpert test kits capable of producing accurate COVID-19 results in just 45 minutes

The Ministry of Health has received 277 GeneXpert test kits capable of producing accurate COVID-19 results in just 45 minutes.

These kits contain a total of 2,770 cartridges to test for COVID-19, to further assist the ongoing efforts of the Ministry in testing for the virus accurately and efficiently.

These kits are from Australia, New Zealand, World Health Organization, SPC and UNICEF.

The first two-batches of kits arrived in Fiji in May and, together with this shipment, it brings the total number of test kits supplied to Fiji to 365.

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