The Eastern Regional Hospital is currently able to conduct Covid-19 test and receive results within four (4) hours.
This has been made possible after the government of Japan and UNICEF donated Covid-19 testing and diagnostic machine to the hospital to facilitate Covid-19 testing in the region.
Health experts say speedy testing is very key to combating the coronavirus pandemic.
However, the Eastern region was faced with a delay in test results as thousands of samples taken from suspected cases were sent to Noguchi Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research but took about two to three weeks before results were released.
Being the regional treatment center for covid-19, the Eastern Regional Hospital plays a critical role in the fight against the pandemic.
“Imagine waiting for one week for COVID19 results while in isolation?
This was the earlier experience of many people in the Eastern Region.
With a new COVID19 testing and diagnostic machine at the Eastern Regional Hospital, it is now possible to receive test results in four hours, thanks to support from the Government of Japan and UNICEF. Speedy testing for COVID19 is key in the efforts to end the pandemic”. UNICEF said.
Covid-19 cases in the Eastern region as of July 25, 2021, stood at 4795 with 85 deaths.
A total of 1069 health workers in the Eastern region have so far been infected with six fatalities recorded
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
