As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, nations across the globe have responded by attempting to understand how the virus was spreading in their communities, in order to isolate cases,… Click to show full abstract
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, nations across the globe have responded by attempting to understand how the virus was spreading in their communities, in order to isolate cases, reduce morbidity and mortality, and avoid overwhelming healthcare facilities. In this article, we describe the global response to tracking the virus, and discuss new technological advances in molecular testing that have been deployed and developed to track and mitigate COVID-19. We also discuss how the successes and failures observed in the COVID-19 pandemic can be extrapolated to improve our ability to respond to the next pandemic.
               
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