Backlog of more than 96,000 awaiting coronavirus tests
As global demand for screening increases, SA is not alone in not being able to get Covid-19 test kits
29 May 2020 - 18:44
SA has a backlog of more than 96,000 unprocessed specimens awaiting coronavirus tests, the health ministry said on Friday, reflecting what it called a global shortage of test kits.
The government has taken some of the most decisive measures on the continent to tackle the spread of Covid-19, conducting the most tests and imposing one of its strictest lockdowns...
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