AAPHREML	Addis Ababa Public Health Research and Emergency Management Laboratory
AAU	Addis Ababa University
ACDC	Africa Center for Disease Prevention and Control
CERI	Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation
CI	Confidence interval
CT	Cycle threshold
GISAID	Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data
KRISP	KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform
NAAT	Nucleic acid amplification tests
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
RNA	Ribose nucleic acid
RT-PCR	Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
SARS-CoV-2	Severe acute respiratory syndrome novel coronavirus-2
VOCs	Variants of concern
VTM	Virus transport medium
WHO	World Health Organization
SDG	Sustainable development goal
COVID-19	Coronavirus disease 2019