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The COVID-19 pandemic is caused by SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China in late 2019. The virus has since spread around the world, with novel variants of concern causing new waves of infection. Testing is a critical component of COVID-19 control and...

The Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965 (Act 101 of 1965) as amended, (“the Medicines Act”) makes provision for the payment of retention fees to the Regulatory Authority in respect of medicines, medical devices and IVDs registered and site licences issued. Further to the above, Regulation...

On the 5th of March 2020, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize confirmed the spread of the virus to South Africa, with the first known patient being a male citizen who tested positive upon his return from Italy. The vast range of self-testing kits as well...

The primary goal of self-testing is to aid with the early detection of SARS-CoV-2, reduce transmission, and enable people to follow public health measures to control COVID-19 and keep societies open during the pandemic. Ag-RDT self-tests play an important role in enabling decentralised testing and...