While Health Minister. Dr. Frank Anthony has announced that it is not compulsory for persons who perform self-tests for COVID-19 to report their results to health authorities, he has failed to reveal response measures which would effectively aid contact tracing and quarantine of contacts. Nonetheless, a local medical microbiologist is of the view that the only way for this new testing technique to become effectual is for health authorities to create a database that records the results of those who utilize this option. Temika Rodney explains.
