Ambulance doctor tests negative for Covid-19 using PCR, after rapid diagnostic test shows positive result

The ambulance doctor in Kakheti region has tested negative for Covid-19 using PCR testing, after the rapid diagnostic test showed a positive result, Tamar Gabunia, first Health Minister of Georgia, said on Tuesday.

Gabunia told reporters she did not rule out that the rapid test device was damaged.

“We are waiting for the results of the additional testing. Maybe, the test device was damaged. We are reexamining the results,” the Deputy Health Minister said.

The ambulance doctor in Kakheti region has tested positive for the coronavirus several days ago.