Mass testing for COVID-19
Talha Burki
Abstract
When COVID-19 struck Europe, Slovakia was quick to respond. It locked down early. Its population readily adopted face masks. At the end of April, 2020, Slovakia had the lowest COVID-19 death rate on the continent. But the second wave has proved harder to manage. On Sept 1, Slovakia had registered just over 4000 cases of COVID-19. By Oct 31, this figure had risen to nearly 60 000. The country has once again taken strong action. It imposed another lockdown and then, over the course of two weekends, became the first European nation to roll out mass testing for COVID-19.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)DemographyPopulationFace masksFace (sociological concept)Demographic economicsHistoryGeographyPolitical scienceMedicineVirologySociologyEconomicsPathologyDiseaseSocial scienceInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts