Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Community Testing Team in Scotland: A 14-day review, 6 to 20 February 2020

L Willocks, A McCallum, I Johannessen, K Templeton, O Koch, Janet Stevenson, Christine Evans, Claire Mackintosh, Laura Jones, Katie Steel

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Abstract

In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, we set up a team to carry out sampling in the community. This enabled individuals to remain in self-isolation in their own homes and to prevent healthcare settings and services from being overwhelmed by admissions for sampling of suspected cases. There is evidence that this is a cost effective, safe and necessary service to complement COVID-19 testing in hospitals.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)pii=2000217
JournalEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Volume 25
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Mar 2020

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • SARS-COV-2
  • COMMUNITY SAMPLE
  • public health
  • Infectious Disease
  • Communicable Disease Control

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