COVID-19 testing

19 Feb 2021

Dis-Chem offers COVID-19 tests at ORT and Cape Town International airports

By Staff Writer

Dis-Chem Pharmacies has started offering COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at OR Tambo and Cape Town International airports to meet additional requirements for people flying abroad. International travellers are still required to have a PCR test seventy-two hours before flying but now, in addition, an antigen test before boarding a plane. Results in 15 minutes This...

02 Sep 2020

Local biotech company launches new COVID-19 testing technology

By Staff Writer

Cape Town-based Biotech Africa is launching a new testing platform that will allow for the ultra-high throughput of COVID-19 tests, at a fraction of the current testing costs. This is in response to the shortage of test kits in South Africa, which has resulted in only around three and a half million tests having been...

16 Jun 2020

New Zealand’s aggressive approach to COVID-19 proves successful

By Staff Writer

New Zealand’s aggressive approach to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus has proven to be extremely effective as the country has had no new cases in more than two weeks. After a little over 100 days since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 reported on 28 February 2020, New Zealand has lifted almost all...