Glimmer of hope: Africa CDC launches guidelines to make COVID-19 tests more affordable and accessible

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“As the continent witnesses new spikes in COVID-19 cases and deaths, the commission calls on member states to prioritise rollout of rapid antigen testing as part of an urgent effort to increase national COVID-19 testing capacity and better manage the pandemic, towards achieving test positivity rates of less than 5%.”

via Daily Maverick
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