When COVID-19’s spread slows, reopening the nation will depend on diagnostics

Emerging from limitations imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will depend on widely deploying rapid point-of-care diagnostics and complementary serological tests, according to a report from the American Enterprise Institute co-authored by former FDA commissioners Scott Gottlieb and Mark McClellan and three colleagues.

The authors outlined a road map comprising four phases for state and federal governments and their public health and healthcare partners to follow to navigate the pandemic response and eventually reopen the U.S. as the virus’ spread begins to slow. ...