Africa-Press – Lesotho. The National Covid-19 Centers for Disease Control (NACOSEC) has developed a plan that will help during the Easter holidays with the aim of speeding up testing compared to the previous Christmas holiday season. it takes a long time for people to get results when they do experiments.
NACOSEC (International Standards Coordinator) International Coordinator Mr Khotso Mahamo explained that health workers are undergoing training where they are being empowered with antigen testing skills to assist the community in find the result in clinics. He said this was done to avoid the problem of Basotho who ended up crossing the river because they had not yet received their results.
He also pointed out that NACOSEC has developed a plan in which they want to work with the grassroots community and at the national level they will work with local government councils through local government elected officials, Chiefs and community health workers who will report people with Covid-19.
“These staff members will provide a report on Basotho entering the villages from South Africa (SA) where such persons are required to obtain a certificate proving that they have tested Covid-19, and were not found to have The letter will be sent to the nearest health facility for testing with the aim of reducing the incidence of Covid-19 infections in communities, ”he said.
Mahamo went on to say that last week the openings in Mokhotlong, Peka, Maseru and Caledon were opened, saying that this was done so that undocumented people could prove that they had tested the Covid-19 tests. However, he said that these antigen tests, which South Africa does not accept, require PCR Testing.
He also pointed out that more vehicles will be assisted in the fight against Covid-19 this Easter holiday which will make it easier to find people who have been in contact with people who are found to have Covid-19.
He pointed out that airtime would be readily available at Covid-19 districts (DISCOSEC) so that it would not take long for the money to be available as it had to appear in NACOSEC.
“We are also faced with the problem of not providing accurate statistics because some provide incorrect information, incorrect names, locations and incorrect phone numbers that result in hard to find. And for some as they get back on their way, they make it difficult for them to find out and know their status after the tests, ”he said.
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