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Heat inactivation of the sample before nucleic acid isolation might permit safe testing processes. Hence, it is important to assess the effect of heat inactivation on SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR detection in resource limited settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An experimental study was conducted at Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) from September 25 to October 15, 2020. A total of 188 Oro-pharyngeal swabs were collected from COVID-19 suspected cases, referred to EPHI for SARS COV-2 testing. One batch of the sample was inactivated at 56\u00a0\u00b0C heat for 30\u00a0min, and the other batch was stored at 4\u00a0\u00b0C for a similar period of time. RNA extraction and detection were done by DAAN Gene kit protocols. Abbott m2000 RT-PCR was used for amplification and detection. Data analysis was done by using SPSS version 23.0; Chi-square and Pearson correlation test for qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis were used. p-value\u2009&lt;\u20090.05 was considered as statistically significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Out of 188 total samples, 119 (63.3%) were positive and 69 (36.7%) were negative in the non-inactivated group. While, 115 (61.2%) of samples were positive and 73 (38.8) were negative in heat inactivated sample batch. Rate of positivity between groups did not have statistically significant difference (p\u2009&gt;\u20090.05). The mean Cycle threshold (Ct) value difference between the two groups of ORF1a\/b gene and N gene was 0.042 (95% CI \u2212\u00a00.247\u20130.331; t\u2009=\u20090.28; p\u2009=\u20090.774) and 0.38 (95% CI 0.097\u20130.682; t\u2009=\u20092.638; p\u2009=\u20090.010) respectively\n                      <jats:bold>.<\/jats:bold>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Heat inactivation at 56\u00a0\u00b0C for 30\u00a0min did not affect the qualitative rRT-PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2. However, the finding showed that there was statistically significant Ct value increment after heat inactivation compared to untreated samples. Therefore, false-negative results for high Ct value (Ct\u2009&gt;\u200935) samples were found to be the challenge of this protocol. 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