CapeBio Technologies, a biotech firm is aiming to plug a COVID-19 test kits shortage in South Africa, the African country hit hardest by the coronavirus
JOHANNESBURG - A shortage of test kits has undermined South Africa’s early response to the coronavirus crisis, but a local biotechnology firm is stepping up to try plug the shortfall in testing capacity.
The kits will produce results within two hours, down from the three to four hours taken by the imported kits currently available in the market, CapeBio Chief Executive Daniel Ndima said. The World Health Organization has said shortages of test kits are a challenge in Africa.For South Africa the situation has been exacerbated by a weaker randAt the end of May, the country was facing a backlog of more than 96,000 unprocessed cases awaiting coronavirus tests, according to the health ministry.
Confirmed cases of coronavirus passed the 100,000 mark this month, making South Africa the hardest-hit country on the continent.
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