Coronavirus – Zambia: COVID-19 update (4 October 2020)

2,792 COVID-19 tests….in the last 24hrs:

Govt has ramped up testing for COVID19 in the recent weeks

The increase in testing capacity can be seen in the number of tests conducted in the last 24 hours with over 2,500 tests.

Testing has been decentralized with more districts acquiring COVID19 testing capabilities through increased platforms for testing e.g Gene expert machine used for testing TB is also being used for covid 19 testing.

“We expect a further increase the number of tests

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