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  • The requirement for health and social care workers to self-isolate when they or their household contacts develop symptoms consistent with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can lead to critical staff shortages in the context of a pandemic. In this report, we describe the implementation of a drive-through testing service in a single National Health Service region in Scotland. From 17 March 2020 to 11 April 2020, 1890 SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcription PCR assay (RT-PCR) tests were performed. 22% of tests were positive. Allowing the remaining 78% of staff to return to work within 24 hours was estimated to save over 8000 working days during the peak pandemic period.
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?:doi
  • 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215128
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?:journal
  • Thorax
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  • cc-by-nc
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  • document_parses/pdf_json/f44ee385523760708d51801677848fa8211657fb.json
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  • document_parses/pmc_json/PMC7677465.xml.json
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?:pmid
?:pmid
  • 32855343.0
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?:source
  • Medline; PMC
?:title
  • Drive-through testing for SARS-CoV-2 in symptomatic health and social care workers and household members: an observational cohort study
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?:year
  • 2020-08-27

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