SAHPRA gives go-ahead for local manufacture of covid rapid test kits
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has given the go-head for COVID-19 rapid test kits to be manufactured locally. This will be made possible by local biotech company CapeBio and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The ministry of science, technology and innovation has welcomed the news that COVID-19 test kits will be manufactured here on home soil, saying this will strengthen the nation's fight against the global pandemic. […]