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Sep
COVID-19 Tests @ Kotoka "Reliable And Appropriate" – Noguchi The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) says its assessment of the COVID-19 testing process at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has established that it was highly reliable and appropriate. It said the Antigen testing regime had a high specificity and sensitivity rate when it was double assessed using the PCR testing regime [polymerise chain reaction]. Polymerise Chain Reaction (PCR) and antibody testing are the dominant ways that global healthcare systems are testing citizens for COVID-19. Both techniques have their caveats, and as the crisis unfolds researchers are looking into…