The Health Ministry expects to have antigen tests for COVID-19 in Guyana within the next three weeks and later have them deployed to hinterland communities.
This was announced by Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony during a COVID-19 update on Tuesday. In October, Anthony had said that the government placed an order for 20,000 antigen tests, which he had said would be more practical for use in the country’s hinterland areas.
On Tuesday, Dr Anthony said that he expects to have some of those tests in the country soon, “I expect that we will be receiving some soon, maybe in another two to three weeks we should be able to get those antigen tests” he was quoted as saying. He reiterated that these antigen tests are different from the antibody tests as it tests for the virus itself.
