Abstract
Mass testing for COVID-19
Highlights
“Our primary goal was to identify the people who were most infectious, the ones who had a high viral load and were the greatest epidemiological risk”, explains Pavol Jarčuška, associate professor in the department of infectology and travel medicine at PJ Šafárik University (Košice, Slovakia) and member of the Government’s scientific advisory committee
The country has once again taken strong action. It imposed another lockdown and over the course of two weekends, became the first European nation to roll out mass testing for COVID-19
On Oct 31–Nov 1, Slovakia tested 3·6 million of its 5·5 million inhabitants using lateral flow tests, the results of which are available within an hour
Summary
On Sept 1, Slovakia had registered just over 4000 cases of COVID-19. It imposed another lockdown and over the course of two weekends, became the first European nation to roll out mass testing for COVID-19. On Oct 31–Nov 1, Slovakia tested 3·6 million of its 5·5 million inhabitants using lateral flow tests, the results of which are available within an hour.
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