HEALTH

Kids wait 24 days for corona results

Health authorities yesterday conceded they are 'overwhelmed' with a growing backlog of pending coronavirus test results, with children of an infected mother still waiting for the outcome of tests taken on 23 June.

Ogone Tlhage

4 Year Ago - 2020-07-16 00:00:00

OGONE TLHAGEWINDHOEKA Covid-19 positive Walvis Bay mother who has been in isolation for a month says she is still waiting for the results of a second batch of tests done on her chi

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