The future of clinical laboratories after Covid 19

Abstract

Clinical laboratories were essential during the Covid-19 pandemic since despite not having protective equipment, the lack of tests, reagents, health personnel, they managed to combat the pandemic following the protocols of the Ministry of Health, which allowed the detection of the people who had the virus, the objective of this research was based on Compiling information on how clinical laboratories worked during the Covid-19 pandemic and how they are prepared for a next pandemic, maintaining a methodology focused on the literature review of different databases data such as MQRInvestigar, Scielo, Google Academic, Digital Publisher, Pubmed, Dialnet, in which valuable information could be obtained that contributed to research between the years 2019 to 2024. The results obtained demonstrate that it is necessary to invest in clinical laboratories to have calibrated equipment, trained personnel, cutting-edge technology, but above all, there must be a network that includes public and private laboratories that can detect the microorganism that is affecting the population and allows epidemiological surveillance to be maintained the illness.