Dose of good news after RT-PCR tests

R. Jeevita, 20, being tested for Covid-19 at the Penang Covid-19 Screening (PSC-19), the state initiated mass screening held at the City Stadium, George Town, Penang. (July 05, 2021) - LIM BENG TATT/The Star.

PENANG’s mass Covid-19 screening programme (PSC-19) gave 275 people a good fright before they heaved a sigh of relief in the subsequent test.

As of Monday, a total of 401 people first tested positive using the antigen rapid test kits (RTK-Ag), before subsequent tests using the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) showed only 126 confirmed cases.