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Covid-19 rate of infection rates (FOI)

Covid-19 rate of infection rates (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Government of Jersey and published on 20 May 2020.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

Request

A

Does the Government believe the 293 confirmed cases (as at 6 May) give an accurate reflection of the true rate of infection and spread of Covd-19 in Jersey?

B

What is the rate of false negative results on Covid-19 tests carried out in Jersey?

Response

A

This question is asking for opinion and not information held for the purposes of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011. It is therefore not possible to respond to this part of the request.

B

This information is accessible by other means as it is available within a previous Freedom of Information response at the following link:

Reliability of Covid-19 test results (FOI)

Article applied

Article 23 Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.

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