Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) response in Zimbabwe: A call for urgent scale-up of testing to meet national capacity

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2021Author
Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa
Mukwenha, Solomon
Eghtessad, Rouzeh
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Control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) heavily relies on universal access to testing in order to identify who is infected; track
them to make sure they do not spread the disease further; and trace those with whom they have been in contact. The recent surge in
COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe is an urgent national public health concern and requires coordinated efforts to scale up testing using the
capacity already in existence in the country. There is a need for substantial decentralization of testing, investment in better working conditions for frontline health workers, and the implementation of measures to curb corruption within government structures.