EXCLSUIVE: As COVID-19 cases in Yemen surge, some sources see undercounting by Elyaakoubi
FILE PHOTO: A health worker takes the temperature of people riding a taxi van, amid concerns of the spread of the coronavirus disease , at the main entrance of Sanaa, Yemen May 9, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo
“Houthi authorities do not share the results of the tests with doctors and with the WHO when the results are positive,” one of the sources told Reuters. “Given the testing capacity in country, which is very limited, tests are being done on persons who meet the criteria or case definition and exposure history. We would not, and frankly no country would, be able to test everyone who was sick or experiencing symptoms,” it said in a statement.
An Aden-based government official, who declined to be named, said the authorities were declaring COVID-19 cases but admitted inadequate testing, a rise in other diseases due to recent flooding and administrative issues after a leading separatist group declared emergency rule were challenges.
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