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South China Morning Post on 2020-05-09 01:00

Coronavirus: Singapore’s struggle to source nasal swabs shows why test kits are so scarce

The city state’s bid to expand testing fivefold from 8,000 to 40,000 a day comes amid surging global demand for kits and their components.

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