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Testing and surveillance

Diagnostic testing capacity, surveillance and case data.

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Principal voices

PersonDocuments
Anthony S. Fauci 126
Sarah J. Imhoff 13
Robert F. Garry 8
Andrew Rambaut 3
Bill Gates 3
Kevin C. O Connor, D.o., Faafp Physician TO THE President 2
Alison Kraigsley 1
Carrie Wolinetz 1
Chris Whitty 1
Dan Diamond 1
Francis S. Collins 1
George Korch 1
Heidi Ledford 1
Paul LeBlanc 1

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High-confidence terms:

testing capacity pcr test diagnostic test contact tracing surveillance system sequencing surveillance

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test testing assay positivity case counts reporting

Statement timeline

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2020-03-27 Anthony S. Fauci instructs · diary entry
Critical issue that I feel strongly about and discussed with Cliff is that if we are going to lift restraints on certain areas, we must have the capability of flooding the system with people to do identification, isolation (out of the home) and contact tracing.

Tony's Diary Package, p.72 · original PDF · in context

2020-06-09 Anthony S. Fauci asserts · diary entry
We will soon face the problem that if we see blips that are not contained by contact tracing, will the administration say damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead or will they pull bak.

Tony's Diary Package, p.202 · original PDF · in context

2020-06-14 Anthony S. Fauci asserts · diary entry
It is critical to how we handle these with identification, isolation, and contact tracing.

Tony's Diary Package, p.205 · original PDF · in context

2020-06-24 Anthony S. Fauci asserts · diary entry
In Califronia, we have built up a statewide contact tracing platform called CALConnect and we are on our way to have nearly 10,000 contact tracers throughout the state as our phase I program.

Tony's Diary Package, p.224 · original PDF · in context

2020-07-08 Anthony S. Fauci asserts · diary entry
I recommended that they work with cities (like LA, Atlanta) that can utilize their efforts to actually do effective identification, contact tracing, and isolation.

Tony's Diary Package, p.241 · original PDF · in context

2020-10-08 Anthony S. Fauci asserts · diary entry
The guidelines say 10 days from onset of sxs and 2 PCR tests (24 hours apart) that are negative.

Tony's Diary Package, p.391 · original PDF · in context

2020-10-30 Anthony S. Fauci asserts · diary entry
Cases will continue to hit all time highs week over week because the core mitigation efforts and targeted testing for asymptomatic infection are not occurring resulting in continued and escalating community spread leading to increasing hospitalizations and fatalities, States have developed testing systems and contact tracing for symptomatic clients that may account for less than 50% of the community spread as sick individuals have less activity in the community.

Tony's Diary Package, p.432 · original PDF · in context

2021-11-29 Anthony S. Fauci asserts · diary entry
I explained that now anyone coming into the country who is not an American citizen needs to be vaccinated as well as having a test before they get on the plane whereas American citizens and LPRs need to be tested before they get on the plane and when they get off the plane they are quarantined voluntarily for seven days and must get a PCR test within three days.

Tony's Diary Package, p.939 · original PDF · in context