Among the problems being experienced is a shortage of reagents and test kits which need to be imported from overseas.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa to request urgent intervention due to backlogs at the National Health Laboratory Service that are causing delays in test results, he said on Friday.
“ Policy decisions, such as the decision by the Department of Labour that a person must test negative before being allowed to return to work and other government departments requesting testing for their staff members, place additional strain on the system and further compound the problem.” “As a short-term solution, the Western Cape government has approached the private sector to access any additional available capacity. These labs are, however, also under severe pressure and [do] not offer any realistic short-term relief.”
He said the Western Cape had just below 50% of the number of cases nationally and was experiencing “cluster outbreaks” which needed mechanisms to deal with more strongly to reduce the rate of spread.
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