ON MONDAY, SCORES of persons were seen standing outside the Kingstown Health Clinic to undergo PCR testing, several of them told SEARCHLIGHT.

One person divulged that he was there as a result of contact tracing, having come into contact with a COVID-19 positive individual.

Those awaiting testing included workers from a number of government departments, and the Kingstown Town Board. The crowd of around 150, had begun to assemble from early morning to ascertain their COVID-19 status as the country continues to battle a spike in the number of cases and deaths.

Two persons were asked if they are vaccinated; the response from the first was ,”Why should I take the vaccine?” and the other answered, “Vaccinate for what?”