![]() Authorities in Milne Bay Province have confirmed they will need to re-collect samples from eight contacts of the initial case, from the province. This after the samples collected earlier were seen to have been mishandled, resulting in them being rejected by the Institute of Medical Research. Provincial Controller Ashan Numa released a statement confirming it was unfortunate, improper packing caused spillage, therefore they had to retest at least 8 persons of interest with the scarce supply of GeneXpert cartridges they had. But Numa said they are confident there is no need for alarm and are reopening classes for schools in the province. He said persons of interest under contact tracing have been under observation and are past the 14 day incubation period, showing no signs of infection. The Provincial Controller added that this along with the majority of tests that have already come back negative is why they are returning to normal business for schools in the urban cluster who had to shut down for quarantine. He however confirmed, they will be doing a re-test of those samples affected just to be on the safe side. Alotau’s index case of an 18-year old Cameron Secondary School Grade 11 female student had come back negative on Monday, meaning she had recovered. The Province has collected 163 samples to date, and aside from the one positive case that has now recovered, all have returned negative. With resumption of normal business come Monday, Numa has urged the people to continue to practice care as a duty to themselves and those around them to maintain zero infection. He's thanked the public for their great cooperation so far in this effort against covid19. NBC News/PNGEducationnews Next : Parkop Calls On DHERST To Review All University Management Comments are closed.
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