HMGoG Press Release: New COVID Screening Laboratory – 332/2020

Today HM Government of Gibraltar can announce the completion of a new Gibraltar Covid screening laboratory, a joint venture between Public Health Gibraltar and the University of Gibraltar, using equipment supplied by the GHA and University of Gibraltar.

As part of the on-going planning for the safe phased lifting of the lockdown, the Ministers of Health and Civil Contingencies have commissioned a contact tracing bureau and a dedicated Covid screening laboratory.

To ensure that the lifting of the lockdown can proceed safely while minimising the risk of a surge in Covid cases, it is essential that we closely monitor the number of new cases of Coronavirus on a daily basis. This will allow us to assess the success of the lifting of the lockdown while permitting us to mount a timely response if the number of new cases increases.