How to test a nation
With a rise in asymptomatic cases, is mass testing for COVID-19 the next step in understanding the spread of the pandemic? When a doctor gives a diagnosis, symptomology and a patient’s history are key. In the case of COVID-19, the whole world was on the lookout for signs of fever, cough or loss of smell, ready to self-isolate until their symptoms, and therefore the disease, had passed. A generally solid understanding of the symptoms associated with COVID-19 meant that many individuals were able to identify that they may be at risk, and could quarantine themselves and those they had been...
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