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. 2020 Aug 31:ciaa1301. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1301

COVID-19 response in Zimbabwe: A Call for Urgent Scale-up of Testing to meet National Capacity

Tafadzwa Dzinamarira 1, Solomon Mukwenha 2, Rouzeh Eghtessadi 3, Diego F Cuadros 4,5, Gibson Mhlanga 6, Godfrey Musuka 2,
PMCID: PMC7499560  PMID: 32865204

Abstract

Control of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) heavily relies on universal access to testing to identify who is infected; tracking them to make sure they do not spread the disease further; and tracing those with whom they have been in contact. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe is an urgent national public health concern and requires coordinated efforts to scale up testing using capacity already in existence in country. There is need for substantial decentralization of testing, investment in better working conditions for frontline health workers and implementation of measures to curb corruption within government structures

Keywords: COVID-19, Testing, Laboratories, Diagnostics, Zimbabwe, Capacity


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