South Africa faces critical shortage of test kits as pressure on labs mount
South Africa faces a significant shortage of Covid-19 test kits if testing for the novel coronavirus needs to be ramped up, scientists and virologists warn. Test kits are imported and experts say that both the public and private sector are already under strain to provide enough kits for the demand for tests at the moment. Most of these tests are also only conducted when symptoms become prevalent. Three scientists directly […]
