R. Ungoofaaru Regional Hospital has begun conducting tests for COVID-19.
The hospital is one of the locations where the GeneXpert cartridges donated by the World Health Organization (WHO) is being utilized in the government’s effort to establish testing facilities in 6 regions across the country.
The hospital has reported that quality assurance of the machine has been completed and testing would now be available from the hospital starting from today.
Ungoofaaru becomes the fourth region outside the capital Male’ to have COVID-19 testing facilities.