Gweru Provincial Hospital To Start COVID-19 Tests
Gweru Provincial Hospital is set to commence COVID-19 testing after the government allocated it a GeneXpert machine.
GeneXpert devices were widely used about a decade ago to rapidly test for tuberculosis, by detecting the presence of TB bacteria, as well as testing for resistance to the drug Rifampicin.
Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister, Larry Mavima, who is also the Covid-19 Provincial Inter-Ministerial Taskforce chairperson on Thursday told state media that the province will be in a position to expeditiously test returning citizens. Said Mavima:
Let me point out that our testing system has now improved significantly and we will not be holding back any results unnecessarily.
The sooner we get the results the better and now that we have the GeneXpert here, the cartridges, swabs, we intend to be testing more on a regular basis and we will be releasing people as soon as they complete their eight days.
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The GeneXpert machine is at Gweru Provincial Hospital.
Mavima said to date, 150 returning residents have been tested and discharged from quarantine centres in the province after testing negative following PCR tests.
More: Chronicle
