Mass COVID-19 testing of asymptomatic health-care workers in a tertiary hospital during an outbreak in another hospital in Singapore: an effective strategy?
- Author:
William T Wang
1
;
Hwang Ching Chan
1
;
Jyoti Somani
1
;
See Ming Lim
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: COVID-19 testing, healthcare workers, tertiary hospital, Singapore
- From: Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 2022;13(4):79-81
- CountryWHO-WPRO
- Language:English
- Abstract: In response to a COVID-19 outbreak within a hospital in Singapore, a single mass swab exercise was conducted at another tertiary hospital to detect possible inter-hospital transmission. The exercise yielded no positive results, demonstrating non-targeted mass testing as an impractical strategy to track inter-hospital transmission.
- Full text:2024061713531240922wpsar-13-951.pdf
