The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised all persons who attended the bus crawl on Saturday, December 26, which was organised by Jason Gittens, to visit the Eunice Gibson Polyclinic at Warrens, St. Michael, for assessment and possible testing for COVID-19.
They should do so tomorrow, Saturday, January 2, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. In addition, persons who may have been in close contact with those who attended the bus crawl should also go to the polyclinic.
A few hundred heeded the call today and turned out in numbers in order to get tested. From very early this morning they arrived and the numbers swelled during the day as the Medical team worked assidiously throughout the day to reduce the numbers under a large white tent.
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During the address to the nation Friday night( 1st Januuary 2021 ), in which it was announced that more prison officers had tested positive for the virus, as well as four persons from the Barbados Defence Force after attending a bus crawl, Ms. Mottley urged the public to desist from liming and engaging in activities which could possibly spread the virus.
Six Polyclinics To Be Opened For COVID-19 Testing
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that six polyclinics will be opened from tomorrow, Sunday, January 3, until Tuesday, January 5, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., for COVID-19 testing only.
They are:
- Randal Phillips Polyclinic
- Eunice Gibson Polyclinic
- Branford Taitt Polyclinic
- Maurice Byer Polyclinic
- Glebe Polyclinic
- St. Philip Polyclinic
Screening for the viral illness will also be carried out at the Winston Scott Polyclinic, which operates on a 24-hour basis.
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