The ministry of health will conduct a mass testing exercise in Bakau on Sunday after a woman tested positive for coronavirus in the town.
Health ministry communication officials on Saturday embarked on community engagement exercise in Bakau ahead of a planned mass COVID-19 sample collection exercise in the locality. The officials conducted the exercise in partnership with National Youth Council’s Bakau youth wing.
“The mass sample collection exercise will be held on Sunday 3rd May 2020 at Bakau Community Center starting from 9:00am onwards. All residents of Bakau are encouraged to grab this opportunity so as to keep safe and protect themselves, their families and others from COVID-19,” the health ministry said in a statement on its official Facebook page.
An official of the ministry told The Fatu Network the mass testing is voluntary.
