Ezo County in Western Equatoria State is at risk of a health crisis due to lack of medical equipment to test for the novel coronavirus pandemic at its borders, a local official said.
Ezo borders the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Central African Republic.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Wednesday, Thomas Frederick Dumo, the county Executive Director said it is difficult to know who suffers from the new coronavirus in the absence of testing kits on the ground.
He urged the national government to supply COVID-19 testing kits.
Dumo said although the county’s border with the DRC is shut, they still experience challenges of people crossing the common borders.
He further cited the poor communication networks and inaccessible roads as some of the obstacles hampering effective service delivery in the area.
South Sudan has recorded four cases of COVID-19 so far.