Preventing COVID-19 Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities Through Preemptive Testing of Residents and Staff Members - Fulton County, Georgia, March-May 2020
- 18 September 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office in Mmwr-Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Vol. 69 (37), 1296-1299
- https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6937a4
Abstract
This report describes an analysis of facility-wide COVID-19 testing at long-term care facilities in Fulton County, Georgia, which found that active testing of staff and residents could help identify cases of COVID-19 early and prevent widespread infection.Keywords
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