Limitations of COVID-19 testing and case data for evidence-informed health policy and practice.

Elizabeth AlvarezIwona A BielskaStephanie HopkinsAhmed A BelalDonna M GoldsteinJean SlickSureka PavalagantharajahAnna WynfieldShruthi DakeyMarie-Carmel GedeonEdris AlamKatrina Bouzanis

Published in: Health research policy and systems (2023)

This paper presents and describes steps in the testing and reporting process, with examples from a number of countries of barriers encountered in each step, all of which create an undercount of COVID-19 cases. This work raises factors to consider in COVID-19 data and provides recommendations to inform the current situation with COVID-19 as well as issues to be aware of in future pandemics.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
healthcare
public health
mental health
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
electronic health record
risk assessment
clinical practice
climate change
current status