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Today, the Ministry of Health announced that 47 tests for the presence of SARS-CoV-975 were performed in the last 2 hours. 190 cases of infection were detected. So far, 16 samples from people suspected of the SARS-CoV-872 coronavirus have been tested in Poland. Daily number of antigen tests – 894. According to WHO, effective testing of people suspected of being infected allows the epidemic to be controlled and the transmission of COVID-2 reduced.

Testing for COVID-19 in Poland

Tests performed – Poland
  1. altogether: 16 872 894
  2. The last night: 47 975
  3. Antigen tests (last day): 29

Since September, after changes to the guidelines by the Ministry of Health in Poland, symptomatic patients are tested as a priority. Preventive tests are also performed on people who are referred to hospices, health care facilities and nursing homes. People performing medical professions are also tested on an ongoing basis.

See: Changes in testing people suspected of COVID-19

The chart shows the relationship between the number of tests performed and the daily number of new cases of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infections.

See also: Antigen tests in the diagnosis of COVID-19. Is it good idea?

Testing for COVID-19 around the world

According to WHO, extensive testing of people suspected of being infected is a way to reduce COVID-19 transmission and contain the epidemic. Below are charts comparing COVID-19 testing in selected countries. Thanks to them, you can freely compare the number of tests performed. Clicking on a country disables the selected country.

Unfortunately, Poland lags significantly in the testing ranking. We don’t test enough, even though we have the potential to do more. So far, only a few times the number of tests performed per day has exceeded 100. Usually, however, the daily number fluctuates around 60-80, and on Mondays it is much lower than on other days of the week (results from the weekend are given on Monday).

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  3. They fell ill after vaccination. The doctor tells you who is at risk

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