Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 19, 2020

Effect of large large-scale testing platform in prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic: an empirical study with a novel numerical model

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  • Large-scale and standardized clinical testing needs to be implemented in order to maximize the effect of quarantine and minimize the duration and cost. 
  • This empirical study highlights the significance of large-scale testing, as successfully implemented in China, for early prevention and control of COVID-19. 

Xie et al. (Mar 15, 2020). Effect of large large-scale testing platform in prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic: an empirical study with a novel numerical model. Pre-print downloaded Mar 19 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.15.20036624