NORTH-WESTERN Province will soon increase Covid-19 testing capacity from 600 to 1, 000 per day, Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary in charge of Technical Services, Kennedy Malama, has said.This follows the opening of a PCR laboratory at Marybegg clinic with a testing capacity of 400 Covid-19 samples daily.Dr Malama said Solwezi General Hospital has the capacity to test 600 samples daily but currently is being hampered by the lack of reagents.He said the ministry would in a few days expected send the reagents to Solwezi General Hospital to enable the facility operate at optimum.He was speaking when he opened a PCR laboratory at Marybegg clinic in Solwezi.“At the moment, the province is able to test on average 600 samples when all systems are firing, at the moment we don’t have reagents at Solwezi General Hospital.“But in the coming days once those reagents come and with the coming of this laboratory, Northwestern province will be firing […]
North-West Covid-19 testing boosted
