The effect of laboratory testing on COVID-19 monitoring indicators: an analysis of the 50 countries with the highest number of cases.
Flavia Bulegon PileccoCarolina Gomes CoelhoQeren Hapuk Rodrigues Ferreira FernandesIsmael Henrique da SilveiraJúlia Moreira PescariniNaiá OrtelanLigia GabrielliEstela Maria Leão de AquinoMaurício Lima BarretoPublished in: Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil (2021)
Most countries do not test enough to ensure adequate monitoring of the pandemic, and this is reflected in the quality of the indicators. Expanding the number of tests is essential, but it needs to be accompanied by other measures, such as isolation of diagnosed cases and contact tracing.