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COVID-19: Saving lives and livelihoods using population density driven testing
Preprint
in English
| medRxiv
| ID: ppmedrxiv-20142174
ABSTRACT
SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk generally increases with proximity of those shedding the virus to those susceptible to infection. Thus, this risk is a function of both number of people and the area which they occupy. However, the latter continues to evade COVID-19 testing policy. Increased testing in areas with lower population density, has the potential to induce a false sense of security even as cases continue to rise sharply overall.
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Preprints
Database:
medRxiv
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document type:
Preprint
