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Preventing COVID-19 Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities Through Preemptive Testing of Residents and Staff Members — Fulton County, Georgia, March–May 2020

2020; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 69; Issue: 37 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15585/mmwr.mm6937a4

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Carson Telford, Udodirim Onwubiko, David Holland, Kim Turner, Juliana Prieto, Sasha Smith, Jane Yoon, Wecheeta Brown, Allison T. Chamberlain, Neel R. Gandhi, Steven Williams, Fazle Khan, Sarita Shah,

COVID-19 and Mental Health

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.