Eurosurv. Impact of mass testing during an epidemic rebound of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study using the example of France

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Impact of mass testing during an epidemic rebound of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study using the example of France

• Paolo Bosetti[SUP]1[/SUP] , C?cile Tran Kiem[SUP]1,2[/SUP] , Yazdan Yazdanpanah[SUP]3[/SUP] , Arnaud Fontanet[SUP]4,5[/SUP] , Bruno Lina[SUP]6,7[/SUP] , Vittoria Colizza[SUP]8[/SUP] , Simon Cauchemez[SUP]1[/SUP]

We used a mathematical model to evaluate the impact of mass testing in the control of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Under optimistic assumptions, one round of mass testing may reduce daily infections by up to 20–30%. Consequently, very frequent testing would be required to control a quickly growing epidemic if other control measures were to be relaxed. Mass testing is most relevant when epidemic growth remains limited through a combination of interventions.

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https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.26.1.2001978#html_fulltext