The ongoing “Coronavirus disease 2019” or “COVID-19” caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus 2) pandemic is primarily a health crisis, but it also has far reaching economic consequences. As a global crisis it is posing challenges to humanity that have never been experienced before. Reliable results of medical laboratories conducting tests to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus are essential in the management of the pandemic.
