A TEAM from the COVID-19 section of the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supernaam) on Friday visited the Aurora Secondary School to conduct tests on staff members who were in close contact with a colleague who has tested positive for the coronavirus. According to information reaching the Guyana Chronicle, the staff member, who is attached to the school’s

dormitory, is currently in quarantine at the Suddie Public Hospital. The school’s three security guards, secretary, librarian, and a teacher who had contact with the positive staff member, took the test. The man’s child, this newspaper understands, was also tested.

Staff said that they became scared after they learnt that the staffer had contracted the deadly virus. “We were scared because we were close to the positive case; as such, we ensured we called the COVID team to test us early. It’s always good to know your status,” one of the staff members told this newspaper. Those staff members who took the test are expected to remain at home until the results are available. They were also advised to continue to wear their masks, and to build their immune systems while indoors.