Commentary: mobile laboratories for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics: what Europe could learn from the East African Community to assure trade in times of border closures

• Main Authors: Florian Gehre (Author), Hakim Lagu (Author), Emmanuel Achol (Author), Michael Katende (Author), Jürgen May (Author), Muna Affara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 mutants might lead to European border closures, which impact on trade and result in serious economic losses. In April 2020, similar border closures were observed during the first SARS-CoV-2 wave in East Africa. Main body Since 2017 the East African Com...