"Nathan Erdmann, MD, PhD, instructor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s department of infectious diseases, said failure to implement testing early has hindered efforts to mitigate the virus’s spread.
“The lack of early testing has greatly hampered the ability to identify and aggressively contact trace cases, leading to wide dissemination of infections and, without question, accelerating the timing and number of cases,”
"Erdmann told Healio. 'While testing is now starting to come online, the number of tests and cases will continue to present challenges to capacity, and the benefits of identifying cases is diminished as the virus is now circulating widely in the community.'
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