Covid-19: authorities working to resolve issue of drawn-out quarantine period
23 މެއި 2020 | ހޮނިހިރު 07:16Samples may not have been collected from a few
Covid-19 spokesperson Mohamed Mabrook Aziz | NEOC
The National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) is working to resolve the issue of an extension to the quarantine period of some, due to a delay in collecting samples for Covid-19 testing.
Speaking to press on Friday, Covid-19 spokesperson, Mohamed Mabrook Aziz revealed that there have been cases where samples were collected from quarantined individuals after 21 days and that it is possible to have missed a few.
According to Mabrook, sample collection will be conducted in the current process which experiences delays, almost always. In light of this, Mabrook assured that the authorities are working to resolve these issues in delays and improve the process.
Further, the spokesperson revealed that a team of nurses visit these facilities every day, to manage the healthcare of quarantined individuals.
Individuals will be consulted with doctors the first time they are taken into medical facilities and they will also be checked by doctors upon release.
The team of doctors active at these facilities places high priority in individuals identified to be in serious condition.
Shedding light on the issue of delays in acquiring test results, Mabrook noted that test results will not be issued from the call center.
Further, the results of individuals at quarantine facilities will be issued by the medical professionals at these facilities.
