EPFL, Switzerland.
University of Bern, Switzerland.
Swiss Med Wkly. 2020 Mar 19;150:w20225. doi: 10.4414/smw.2020.20225. eCollection 2020 Mar 9.
Switzerland is among the countries with the highest number of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases per capita in the world. There are likely many people with undetected SARS-CoV-2 infection because testing efforts are currently not detecting all infected people, including some with clinical disease compatible with COVID-19. Testing on its own will not stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Testing is part of a strategy. The World Health Organization recommends a combination of measures: rapid diagnosis and immediate isolation of cases, rigorous tracking and precautionary self-isolation of close contacts. In this article, we explain why the testing strategy in Switzerland should be strengthened urgently, as a core component of a combination approach to control COVID-19.
瑞士是全球每万人新冠病毒疾病（COVID-19）病例数最高的国家之一。由于目前的检测工作未能发现所有感染者，包括一些具有与 COVID-19 相符的临床疾病的感染者，因此可能有许多人存在未被发现的 SARS-CoV-2 感染。仅靠检测无法阻止 SARS-CoV-2 的传播。检测只是一种策略的一部分。世界卫生组织建议采取综合措施：快速诊断并立即隔离病例，严格追踪并对密切接触者进行预防性自我隔离。在本文中，我们解释了为什么瑞士的检测策略应作为控制 COVID-19 的综合方法的核心组成部分，急需得到加强。
