{"id":132180,"date":"2021-06-30T13:18:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T17:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=132180"},"modified":"2021-06-30T13:18:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T17:18:23","slug":"officials-explain-delay-in-results-on-new-covid-19-variants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/officials-explain-delay-in-results-on-new-covid-19-variants\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials explain delay in results on new COVID-19 variants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1470170\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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Dr. Simon says he takes responsibility for the delay. He spoke at a Ministry of Health news conference yesterday. 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