California is now giving coronavirus testing priority to asymptomatic people in high-risk settings such as nursing homes and prisons.
California public health officials have partially lifted restrictions on who should receive tests for the coronavirus, recommending for the first time that asymptomatic people living or working in high-risk settings such as nursing homes, prisons and even some households should now be considered a priority.
“California is leading the way,” said Brandon Brown, an epidemiologist at UC Riverside. “We will be able to test more individuals, identify more people currently with COVID-19, isolate them, and thereby both flatten the curve and prevent the future spread of infection.”But others say it’s too early to tell if sufficient progress is being made to enhance a testing process that has been botched from the start by delays and bungling.
The new recommendations will grant health workers the liberty to use testing resources in any “congregate living situation” where the virus could spread quickly. That means nursing homes, prisons, and even certain households where they believe residents are at risk.
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