South Africa
#CoronavirusSA:Dis-Chem halts #Covid19 testing─── 07:26 Sun, 12 Jul 2020
Dis-Chem has stopped testing for COVID-19 for the foreseeable future due to a backlog at laboratories.
The pharmacy group says the increase in infections is putting a severe strain on the capacity of laboratories.
The backlog has impacted the turnaround time test results.
Dis-Chem has apologised for the delays.
It says it will review the situation regularly and will consider reopening the laboratories.