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As employers prepare to welcome their workforces back to work, concerns about surface and environmental contamination will be top of mind. The includes restaurants, hotels and schools. Businesses across every industry sector are seeking peace of mind in terms of compliance, occupational health and safety, and their social responsibility towards employees and customers to create a clean and safe environment.
NOSA Testing Laboratories, an ISO17025 accredited laboratory facility, can help. We are now able to carry out surface and environmental sampling for the detection of Coronavirus S gene specific to COVID-19, in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) protocol for health care and public health.
NOSA Testing can help South African Businesses detect the presence of COVID-19 by means of our RNA virus determination real time PCR method. NOSA Testing has more than 20 years’ experience in diagnostic and zoonotic analysis.
Analysis is performed by competent HPCSA registered professionals. These laboratories meet the current biosafety and biosecurity standards according to the OIE Standards for biological risks, and all testing takes place in a BSL2 testing environment which is a minimal requirement recommended by the World Health Organization.
NOSA Testing COVID-19 environmental PCR will assist South African business by:
- Assisting businesses to reopen and reduce economic and social loss
- Working in conjunction with disinfectant efficacy projects
- Reducing the high probability of employees and customers contracting COVID-19
- Verifies cleaning and disinfectant programme are effective
How does NOSA Testing carry out COVID-19 analysis?
- Utilising YOUSEQ COVID-19 Multiplex qPCR kit, imported directly from the UK.
- NOSA Testing methodology of analysis shall provide two sets of results, namely:
- E gene which detects corona viruses (Envelope protein)
- S gene specific to COVID-19 (Spike protein)
- COVID-19 results shall be reported within 48 hours from date of sample receipt.
For more information relating to sample analysis and fees, please contact:
Dionne Rauff (Technical contact)
+27 (0) 83 341 504
Keshav Beachen (Commercial contact)
+27 (0) 71 442 9418
Disclaimer: Although the above-mentioned test is currently not accredited, it will be performed in an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory, (by competent HPCSA registered professionals). Consultations have been made with obligatory government departments.
This post and content is sponsored, written and provided by NOSA Testing.
