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Health Ministry is supporting a repatriation program and not a social travel program in the North - Dr Fong

Health Ministry is supporting a repatriation program and not a social travel program in the North - Dr Fong

By Semi Turaga
05/11/2021
Permanent Secretary Doctor James Fong.

The Health Ministry is stressing that it is supporting a repatriation program and not a social travel program in the North.

Permanent Secretary Doctor James Fong says as such travel for short-term goals is likely to be adversely affected if a person turns out positive while in quarantine.

He says they are doing all they can to improve vaccination coverage in the North and they will review these quarantine measures for local travel after the 11th of November.

33 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the Northern Division in the last 7 days.

These 33 new cases recorded in the North are quarantine cases that are part of the repatriation program.

Doctor Fong says there is ongoing surveillance conducted for all repatriates.

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