The woman who was taken into quarantine from the New Amsterdam market on Monday after it was reported to health authorities in Berbice that she exhibited symptoms of COVID-19 has since tested negative, a senior health official has confirmed.
The official told Stabroek News that the woman will, however, remain in quarantine for two weeks after which she will be administered a second test.
On Monday, Region Six’s Director of Regional Health Services Jevaughn Stephen explained that last Sunday evening someone contacted health authorities via a hotline and informed them that a person showing symptoms might be in Berbice and provided a picture. “We received information that a person may have possible COVID-19 symptoms, so we followed protocol and we sent a team out to ensure they found that person,” he had said.
