Screening asymptomatic health care personnel for COVID-19 not recommended by experts

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Routine screening of asymptomatic health care personnel in the absence of confirmed exposures to COVID-19 is not a recommended strategy for preventing transmission of COVID-19, according to a new review. It found that such testing is unlikely to affect the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in health care settings and could even have unintended negative consequences.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news