Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response in Zimbabwe: A Call for Urgent Scale-up of Testing to meet National Capacity
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response in Zimbabwe: A Call for Urgent Scale-up of Testing to meet National Capacity
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DOI：
10.1093/cid/ciaa1301
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发表时间：
2021-05-15
影响因子：
11.8
通讯作者：
Musuka, Godfrey
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作者：
Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa;Mukwenha, Solomon;Musuka, Godfrey
2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 的控制在很大程度上依赖于普遍获得检测，以确定谁被感染；跟踪他们以确保他们不会进一步传播疾病；并追踪那些与他们有过接触的人。津巴布韦最近的 COVID-19 病例激增是一个紧迫的国家公共卫生问题，需要协调努力，利用该国现有的能力扩大检测范围。需要大幅下放检测、投资改善一线卫生工作者的工作条件，并采取措施遏制政府机构内部的腐败。
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.