COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland: on the importance of testing, contact tracing and isolation.
Swiss Med Wkly
; 150: w20225, 2020 03 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2270794
ABSTRACT
Switzerland is among the countries with the highest number of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases per capita in the world. There are likely many people with undetected SARS-CoV-2 infection because testing efforts are currently not detecting all infected people, including some with clinical disease compatible with COVID-19. Testing on its own will not stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Testing is part of a strategy. The World Health Organization recommends a combination of measures:
rapid diagnosis and immediate isolation of cases, rigorous tracking and precautionary self-isolation of close contacts. In this article, we explain why the testing strategy in Switzerland should be strengthened urgently, as a core component of a combination approach to control COVID-19.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Patient Isolation
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Disease Outbreaks
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Contact Tracing
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Coronavirus Infections
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Public Health Surveillance
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Swiss Med Wkly
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Smw.2020.20225
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