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Limited COVID-19 testing? Researchers in Rwanda have an idea

Ignatius Ssuuna

August 13, 2020 |

Associated Press |

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Response Location: Rwanda

Researchers in Rwanda are using a mathematical approach as part of pooled testing to determine the number of cases of coronavirus in the country and slow the circulation rate. The algorithm they've developed "makes that process more efficient" which has been crucial because of the country's limited resources. There are limitations to where and how this approach would work, but other regions are taking notice of the practice as coronavirus continues to spread across the world.

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