More than six billion tests for COVID-19 has been already performed in the world. The
testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2) virus and …

SUMMARY The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute
respiratory disease coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to millions of confirmed cases and …

During the early phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, design,
development, validation, verification and implementation of diagnostic tests were actively …

Environmental surveillance of surface contamination is an unexplored tool for understanding
transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in community settings. We conducted longitudinal swab …

Diagnostic testing plays a critical role in addressing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) pandemic, caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV …

An outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) poses great threats to human health and the …

Recent reports suggest that 10 to 30% of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infected patients are asymptomatic and that viral shedding may occur before …

Background To accompany the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown measures, Luxembourg
implemented a mass screening (MS) programme. The first phase coincided with an early …

Organizational life has always been filled with tensions, but the COVID-19 pandemic is
amplifying this experience in fundamental ways. Across the globe, employees were forced to …

Pooling multiple swab samples before RNA extraction and real-time reverse transcription
polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis has been proposed as a strategy to reduce …