The concept behind Luxembourg’s testing strategy: Why large scale testing helps with the exit
01 May 2020
Research Luxembourg has developed a large-scale testing strategy, which should make the current lockdown-easing measures safer and faster. The project is unique in the world: the goal is to test the entire Luxembourg population. The main aim is to prevent new chains of infection so that the most important elements of everyday life can be guaranteed without endangering the health of individuals or overburdening the health system. Science.lu spoke with the spokesperson and deputy spokesperson of the Covid-19 Task Force, Ulf Nehrbass (LIH) and Paul Wilmes (University of Luxembourg).
Das Konzept hinter Luxemburgs Teststrategie: Weshalb viele Tests beim Exit helfen
LIH, ScienceRelations Die Covid-19 Task Force ist ein Zusammenschluss aus Forschern in Luxemburg, die seit Wochen in Zusammenarbeit mit den Gesundheitsämtern und Krankenhäusern an Projekten, Simulationen und Strategien arbeitet, um die Ausbreitung des Virus faktisch zu begleiten und die Lage zu überwachen, mit dem Ziel die Ausbreitung des neuartigen Coronavirus jederzeit unter Kontrolle zu behalten.
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