Charting the challenges behind the testing of COVID-19 in developing countries: Nepal as a case study

Charting the challenges behind the testing of COVID-19 in developing countries: Nepal as a case study

The infrastructure needed to detect Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (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 cou...

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Main Authors: Anil K. Giri, Divya RSJB Rana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Biosafety and Health
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay
Biosafety Level-2 (BSL-2)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590053620300471
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spelling doaj-b4b1ada4aa8c429c853eaf6e879d514f2020-11-25T02:52:19ZengElsevierBiosafety and Health2590-05362020-06-01225356Charting the challenges behind the testing of COVID-19 in developing countries: Nepal as a case studyAnil K. Giri0Divya RSJB Rana1Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, FI-00290 Helsinki, Finland; Corresponding author: Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, FI-00290 Helsinki, Finland.Center for Applied and Allied Sciences, Kathmandu, NepalThe infrastructure needed to detect Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590053620300471COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assayBiosafety Level-2 (BSL-2)
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Charting the challenges behind the testing of COVID-19 in developing countries: Nepal as a case study
Biosafety and Health
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay
Biosafety Level-2 (BSL-2)
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Divya RSJB Rana
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title Charting the challenges behind the testing of COVID-19 in developing countries: Nepal as a case study
title_short Charting the challenges behind the testing of COVID-19 in developing countries: Nepal as a case study
title_full Charting the challenges behind the testing of COVID-19 in developing countries: Nepal as a case study
title_fullStr Charting the challenges behind the testing of COVID-19 in developing countries: Nepal as a case study
title_full_unstemmed Charting the challenges behind the testing of COVID-19 in developing countries: Nepal as a case study
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publisher Elsevier
series Biosafety and Health
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publishDate 2020-06-01
description The infrastructure needed to detect Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (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.
topic COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay
Biosafety Level-2 (BSL-2)
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590053620300471
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