Jamaica gets 6,000 PCR tests to help identify COVID-19 variants

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Jamaica gets 6,000 PCR tests to help identify COVID-19 variants

Jamaica's fight against the coronavirus pandemic received a boost in the form of 6,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests to identify COVID-19 variants. The medical testing supplies were procured by the Pan American Health Organization/...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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