Covid-19: Call to reduce 'unnecessary' screening and testing in SA - and to target areas of concern | Health24com
that the Solidarity Fund approved funding for 400 000 Covid-19 test kits costing R250 million to support increased testing for the deadly virus across the country.
Reducing unnecessary testing means that we can preserve test kits for those environments where it is needed most. Mass screening is unlikely to yield benefit for containment of the virus, they explain. Instead, should resources allow, they advise adequate physical distancing, hygiene and personal protective equipment to be in place at screening sites, and that screening and testing should specifically target areas where there is a known high prevalence of Covid-19. They also stress that planning should include timeous return of results. According to WHO, this ranges between 24 to 48 hours.
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