Open AccessCharting the challenges behind the testing of COVID-19 in developing countries: Nepal as a case study
Author(s) -
Anil K. Giri,
Divya RSJB Rana
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
biosafety and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2590-0536
DOI - 10.1016/j.bsheal.2020.05.002
Subject(s) - covid-19 , developing country , globe , international community , outbreak , coronavirus infections , pandemic , economic growth , order (exchange) , business , development economics , political science , medicine , virology , economics , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , finance , ophthalmology , law , disease , politics
The infrastructure needed to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) that complies completely with WHO guidelines is lacking across many parts of the globe, especially in developing countries, including Nepal. We outline the problems faced by such countries and suggest that the national and international community should collaborate in the development and adoption of novel protocols for the rapid detection of COVID-19 according to locally available infrastructure, in order to fight against the outbreak.
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