Local testing for the mosquito-borne Zika virus is expected to begin soon upon the return of two technologists who would have undergone training at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad.
This is according to the Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton, who on Saturday provided an update on the measures that are being implemented in the fight against the virus.
Norton stated that based on reports reaching his office, CARPHA recognised that the two Guyanese
