Large‐scale national screening for Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China
Yaqing Fang
Abstract
Faced with the new challenges in the pandemic control, imported coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections and asymptomatic infection, Chinese authorities have implemented new intervention measures-national large-scale nucleic acid testing. This article summarizes the population who needs the nucleic acid testing, analyzes the current data of COVID-19 testing capacity, concludes the timeline of coronavirus testing and suggests what needs to be done to facilitate the government large-scale screening measures.
Topics & Concepts
VirologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)China2019-20 coronavirus outbreakScale (ratio)MedicineGeographyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakCartographyPathologyArchaeologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research