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COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland: on the importance of testing, contact tracing and isolation

Publié dansSwiss Medical Weekly, vol. 150, w20225
Date de publication2020
Résumé

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.

Mots-clés
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Contact Tracing
  • Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis/epidemiology/prevention & control
  • Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening
  • Patient Isolation
  • Pneumonia
  • Viral/diagnosis/epidemiology/prevention & control
  • Public Health Surveillance
  • Quarantine
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Switzerland/epidemiology
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SALATHÉ, Marcel et al. COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland: on the importance of testing, contact tracing and isolation. In: Swiss Medical Weekly, 2020, vol. 150, p. w20225. doi: 10.4414/smw.2020.20225
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