COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland: on the importance of testing, contact tracing and isolation
COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland: on the importance of testing, contact tracing and isolation
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DOI：
10.4414/smw.2020.20225
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发表时间：
2020-03-19
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Nicola, Low
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作者：
Marcel, Salathe;Christian, Althaus L.;Nicola, Low
瑞士是世界上人均2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）病例数最高的国家之一。可能有许多人未被发现SARS-CoV-2感染，因为目前的检测工作无法检测到所有感染者，包括一些与COVID-19相符的临床疾病。单靠检测并不能阻止SARS-CoV-2的传播。测试是战略的一部分。世界卫生组织建议采取综合措施：对病例进行快速诊断和立即隔离，对密切接触者进行严格追踪和预防性自我隔离。在本文中，我们解释了为什么瑞士的检测策略应该紧急加强，作为控制COVID-19的综合方法的核心组成部分。
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.