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.
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. Just last week, state officials said swab and reagent supply chains remained inadequate across the state. Story continues“Most of the people who wanted to get tested didn't meet the criteria for who was allowed to get tested” under the previous guidelines, said Bob Kocher, an adjunct professor at Stanford University School of Medicine who serves on Gov. Gavin Newsom's task force on testing.
Outside experts say the changes signal an overall shift in response strategy, tracking and testing each confirmed case's close contacts in order to halt transmission.
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