More than 40 epidemiological teams to conduct random tests nationwide
11-04-2020 02:21 PM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Assistant Secretary General for Health Care Affairs at the Ministry of Health, head of the Covid-19 dossier, Dr. Adnan Ishaq, said more than 40 epidemiological investigation teams have continued conducting random novel coronavirus tests for the second day of the lockdown nationwide.
In an interview with "Petra" on Saturday, he added the teams are working in full capacity in all governorates of the Kingdom, including the capital, Amman, to perform the tests using the rapid examination device, or the (PCR) laboratory test in the ministry's accredited laboratories, expecting more than 1000 tests to be conducted today.
The testing process includes people who were infected for the last 14 days, according to the data available to the teams, obtained from the patients themselves, in addition to random samples at hospitals or homes, he pointed out.
On the use of the PCR, he stressed the accuracy of the results shown by the device in a time not exceeding 15 minutes, indicating the equipment provided to the teams are of high quality and were delivered from Germany and China, which were tied in those countries.