MAD RUSH FOR TEST RESULTS AT LANCET

MANZINI – There was a mad rush for PCR test results at Lancet Laboratories yesterday, as migrant workers waited for the last minute to get their ‘ticket’ to get back to work.  

Lancet Laboratories recorded high volumes of travellers, a majority of whom were from Zimbabwe and neighbouring countries, amid the possibility of a full lockdown in Zimbabwe.
Some of the travellers who were found at the Manzini branch expressed their frustration, as they claimed to have tested for COVID-19 on Monday, and complained about only receiving their results yesterday.

Travellers

During a visit to the branch yesterday, dozens of travellers were littered all over the premises, with their vehicles closing off the street outside the premises. Truck driver Musa Fakudze said he had been waiting since the early hours for his results, after he tested on Monday. “I have been waiting for my results for about four hours now, even though I was one of the first people to take the PCR test on Monday. I believe I was the sixth in line on Monday, yet it is late afternoon and I still haven’t received my results,” he said. The travel PCR tests detect the virus’s genetic material using a lab technique called polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Most of the travellers expressed similar frustrations, stating that they were desperate to leave the country for work and school-related purposes, and had expected to receive the results after 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Lancet Laboratories Director Nosipho Maseko confirmed that not only did high volumes of clients show up at the Manzini branch, but a large number of their clients who tested on Monday showed up at the Mbabane branch as well. She expressed that a majority of the clients were travellers, who needed to return to their workplaces in neighbouring South Africa and other countries.

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