{"id":272576,"date":"2021-08-16T13:19:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T17:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=272576"},"modified":"2021-08-16T13:21:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T17:21:18","slug":"ministry-of-health-appeals-to-covid-19-primary-contacts-to-identify-themselves-for-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/ministry-of-health-appeals-to-covid-19-primary-contacts-to-identify-themselves-for-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Health appeals to COVID-19 primary contacts to identify themselves for testing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Laura Esprit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Failure of some members of the public to comply with the directives given after testing, the refusal of some primary contacts to come forward to identify themselves and to get tested and the lack of adherence by some to the safety guidelines such as the use of face masks and physical distancing, are some of the major concerns which the Ministry of Health says it faces in its difficult battle against COVID-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome primary contacts are not forthcoming in identifying themselves and getting tested; that\u2019s a major concern,\u201d Director of Primary Healthcare Services, Dr. Laura Esprit said at a press briefing last week, shortly after it had been announced that the number of positive Covid-19 cases in Dominica had increased to 727.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome persons are of the view that a negative test is an excuse to behave recklessly and the danger is experienced when the client repeats the test days later to a positive result,\u201d Dr. Esprit added. \u201cBy then many other persons would have been exposed to the virus.\u201d<\/p>\n

And according to the health official, to add to the challenges faced by the Ministry of Health, many people fail to comply with the directives given following testing while others continue to withhold information or provide inaccurate information for contact tracing.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, we are being given wrong names, wrong telephone numbers, wrong addresses, persons deny being at certain events, inclusive of church, parties or \u2018sewo\u2019 as we call it,\u201d she said, pointing out, however, that when such people are traced on social media, their attendance is confirmed.<\/p>\n

Dr. Esprit also revealed that the Ministry was receiving misleading information “as to the existence of symptoms of the severity which will require diversion of resources from a genuine symptomatic client who ought to have been given priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another concern voiced by the Director of Primary Health Care was the continued disregard shown by members of the public for the safety guidelines such as the use of face masks and physical distancing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are living in the now with total disregard for their health and that of others,\u201d Dr. Esprit said adding that it is clear that once strict adherence to health protocols are neglected, then everyone will suffer the consequences.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave every single one of us been continuously observing the rules as it relates to the public, health and social protocols?\u201d she asked. \u201cHeartbreakingly the answer is no, we have not. Now what are the consequences of this disobedience or non-adherence to the rules? \u201c<\/p>\n

The consequences, she went on to say, mean quicker transmission and spread of the virus, exposure of our vulnerable group, deaths and the resulting overwhelmed healthcare system among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd in these cases everyone suffers,\u201d she stated. \u201dIn other words, if a few irresponsible persons decide to fete like there is no tomorrow, ignoring the established protocols then all Dominicans will face the dreadful consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Failure of some members of the public to comply with the directives given after testing, the refusal of some primary contacts to come forward to identify themselves and to get tested and the lack of adherence by some to the…","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":272582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[265,282,17,235,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-272576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19","category-covid-19-news","category-health","category-homepage-carousel","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMinistry of Health appeals to COVID-19 primary contacts to identify themselves for testing - 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