Testing backlog linked to shortage of chemicals needed for COVID-19 test

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Regions across Canada are ramping up efforts to identify people with COVID-19 but some labs are facing a backlog due to diminishing supplies of essential chemicals needed for tests.

The World Health Organization has said expansive testing is the way to curb the pandemic, but global demand has outpaced the supply of reagents -- the specific chemicals needed by laboratories to complete the tests.The Center for Disease Control in the United States has also said that important reagents are "now are in short supply," a worry echoed by medical associations around the world.

"If the reagents run critically low, there are testing contingencies in place that will ensure we do not have to slow or halt COVID-19 testing," he said in an email. Certain groups are being prioritized for testing in Canada, including anyone in long-term care facilities, patients who are already hospitalized and health-care workers.

 

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Review what Tam has declared to Canadians about preparation and judgement on the epidemic. She has been totally misleading the fight against the virus !

Hi am saddened to see this tragedy unfolding that are governments, environmentalists and corporations did to this country for sake of profits and environmental correctness. Hi hope this will be a wake up call to bring back the made in Canada pride. cdnpoli

Why not import from other country like China, South Korea

How hard can it be to manufacture he chemicals needed for the tests

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