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PAHO prepares a further 9 countries in the Americas for laboratory diagnosis of new coronavirus
Report from Pan American Health Organization
Published on 14 Feb 2020
Washington D.C., 14 February 2020 (PAHO) – Efforts to ensure that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are prepared to carry out laboratory diagnosis of new coronavirus (COVID-19) have continued this week with a training in Mexico City, held by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Mexican Ministry of Health’s Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (InDRE).
The training, which was carried out from 12-13 February, was attended by virologists from 6 Central American countries (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua), as well as from Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
The 2-day workshop “Laboratory diagnosis and detection of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2” was developed in line with PAHO/WHO recommendations to ensure the timely identification and response to the disease in the event of a suspected case in the Region...
PAHO prepares a further 9 countries in the Americas for laboratory diagnosis of new coronavirus
Report from Pan American Health Organization
Published on 14 Feb 2020
Washington D.C., 14 February 2020 (PAHO) – Efforts to ensure that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are prepared to carry out laboratory diagnosis of new coronavirus (COVID-19) have continued this week with a training in Mexico City, held by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Mexican Ministry of Health’s Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (InDRE).
The training, which was carried out from 12-13 February, was attended by virologists from 6 Central American countries (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua), as well as from Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
The 2-day workshop “Laboratory diagnosis and detection of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2” was developed in line with PAHO/WHO recommendations to ensure the timely identification and response to the disease in the event of a suspected case in the Region...