7 questions about Covid-19 testing and what it means for reopening the country
Pressure to perform widespread Covid-19 testing is growing as public health experts and ordinary citizens question the safety of reopening schools and businesses across the U.S. without better information about who is infected and at risk of spreading the virus. That is only adding to the strain on the nation’s testing capacity, and raising questions about who should get priority.
The Infectious Diseases Society of America, which represents the nation’s infectious disease experts, issued guidelines Wednesday about who should be tested, how they should be tested, when they should be tested, and then what to make of the results.
