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Health Ministry concerned about settlements where people live in close proximity to each other

Health Ministry concerned about settlements where people live in close proximity to each other

By Naveel Krishant
24/05/2021
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong

The Health Ministry will be increasing their swabbing within settlements where there are known cases.

Permanent Secretary Dr. James Fong says they are particularly concerned about settlements where people live in close proximity to each other, and they want to keep them free of infection.

He says they have now conducted 576,050 screenings and 24,855 swabs with their community mobile screening program, in addition to the health facility, fixed screening clinics and the contact tracing screenings conducted for positive cases.

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