Africa: Rapid Tests Up Zimbabwe's Covid-19 Diagnosis

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Africa: Rapid Tests Up Zimbabwe's Covid-19 Diagnosis

[WHO-AFRO] Harare -- Zimbabwe has upscaled the use of antigen rapid diagnostic tests to reinforce its COVID-19 response, hitting a daily rate of 4000 tests -- a fourfold increase reached within just two months after the method was launched in November 2020.

Source: allAfrica.com

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