As part of its monitoring and surveillance measures against respiratory infections in the Sultanate, the Ministry of Health (MoH) will randomly invite patients being treated at flu clinics, especially those with influenza-like illness (ILI), to undergo RT-PCR laboratory testing.
Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar said this during the daily press conference yesterday.
The minister said those tested positive for COVID-19 using antigen rapid test (ART) kits will also be randomly contacted by the MoH to undergo RT-PCR testing.
More details on Tuesday’s Borneo Bulletin
