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The Fiji Centre for Disease Control has been decontaminated and has resumed processing tests

The Fiji Centre for Disease Control has been decontaminated and has resumed processing tests

By Dhanjay Deo
15/05/2021
CDC Lab. [Image: Fijian Government]

The Fiji Centre for Disease Control has been fully decontaminated and has resumed processing COVID-19 tests from last night.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says all remaining staff have continued to test negative for COVID-19.

Three staff at the Fiji Centre for Disease Control had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the week.

He says none of the laboratory staff have tested positive to date, which further indicates that the virus was brought in from the community.

He says after being given the choice to either enter a quarantine facility or continue work at the CDC, the vast majority of staff have chosen to remain in the facility and continue running tests.

Dr. Fong says they will continue to be tested regularly during their isolation period so that any positive case can be identified and isolated early.

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