Dzinamarira, TafadzwaMukwenha, SolomonEghtessad, Rouzeh2021-08-312021-08-312021zinamarira, T. et al. (2021). Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) response in Zimbabwe: A call for urgent scale-up of testing to meet national capacity. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72(10), e667–e674. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa13011537-659110.1093/cid/ciaa1301.http://hdl.handle.net/10566/6543Control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) heavily relies on universal access to testing in order to identify who is infected; track them to make sure they do not spread the disease further; and trace those with whom they have been in contact. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe is an urgent national public health concern and requires coordinated efforts to scale up testing using the capacity already in existence in the country. There is a need for substantial decentralization of testing, investment in better working conditions for frontline health workers, and the implementation of measures to curb corruption within government structures.enCOVID-19TestingDiagnosticsZimbabweCapacityArticle