By, Feb. 14 -- Thandiwe Kubere

In the wake of epidemics, it is essential that people abide by precautions as advised by health experts and care providers. The past years have raised questions of whether lives are really safe in the hands of health care services and if the systems are good enough. Therefore, in an effort to saves lives, the ministry of Health availed Covid-19 vaccines to ensure that Basotho are not at high risk of losing their lives should they be in contact with the virus.

Following on that approach, launched in December the previous year, the Test-to-Treat approach was designed for health facilities to provide "one-stop shop" early detection of symptomatic COVID-19 infection by rapid antigen testing and treatment with ap...