A Zaka woman who tested positive for Covid-19 on the Rapid
Diagnostic Test (RDT) has actually tested negative following further tests on
the Gold Standard Test done in Harare, a senior Government official has
confirmed.
Masvingo Provincial Medical Director Dr Amadeus Shamu
confirmed the development.
The further tests were done at the National Reference
Laboratory in Harare last Thursday and were confirmed on Friday evening.
The first tests were done at Musiso Mission Hospital using
the RDT kits which Government has distributed to health centres throughout the
country.
The results bring relief to staff at the hospital, Zaka
district and Masvingo Province as this was going to become the first Covid-19
case in Masvingo.
RDT is considered to be less accurate in terms of detecting
the presence of Covid-19 virus compared to the Gold Standard Test (PCR) which
has a success rate, Masvingo Mirror
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