Charting the challenges behind the testing of COVID-19 in developing countries: Nepal as a case study
Anil K. Giri, Divya RSJB Rana
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Developing countryGlobeSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakInternational communityOutbreakCoronavirus InfectionsPandemicEconomic growthOrder (exchange)BusinessDevelopment economicsPolitical scienceMedicineVirologyEconomicsPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)FinanceOphthalmologyLawDiseasePoliticsCOVID-19 diagnosis using AISARS-CoV-2 detection and testingCOVID-19 epidemiological studies