Prof Matilu Mwau, Kemri Busia director, told the Nation that the Cobas machine is able to run as many as 5,000 tests in a day. The Cobas machines are at least in seven government testing centres, including Kemri centres in Busia, Kisumu and Kilifi. The GeneXpert uses the Cepheid's Covid-19 test and is able to provide accurate results in 45 minutes. It is these ‘sieves’ that Kemsa has ordered for: the Sars-CoV-2 and Cepheid's Covid-19 test. The mass testing in Kenya has been hampered by lack of coronavirus test supplies ending in a long wait that has caused serious problems in the fight against the disease.

Source: Daily Nation April 08, 2020 06:56 UTC