Is One Diagnostic Test for COVID-19 Enough?

Is One Diagnostic Test for COVID-19 Enough?

Michael McAleer

There is no doubt about the importance of diagnostic testing in an emergency; specifically, which range of tests is available, where and when they are dispensed, and who might be tested using laboratory-developed tests, or other diagnostic tests including experimental tests. This includes testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease. Testing is essential to “flatten the curve” of the number of confirmed positive cases of the disease, in addition to handwashing, isolation, and social distancing, among other essential measures. Is one diagnostic test enough to obtain the correct decision about a confirmed positive outcome?

2020

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, diagnostic testing, confirmed positive outcomes

DOI: 10.3390/jrfm13040077

Journal of Risk and Financial Management

MDPI AG

Finance, Risk in industry. Risk management

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