This document is a guidance on managing COVID-19 PCR testing and positive tests in care homes.
It explains the ways in which certain care homes will be prioritized for testing, states that everyone with symptoms should be tested even if they already have contracted the virus, gives some evidence relating to asymptomatic carriage of the virus and explains the guidance development process. Finally, it gives some recommendations for resident and staff.
Interim guidance on COVID-19 PCR testing in care homes and the management of COVID-19 PCR test positive residents and staff. Glasgow, Health Protection Scotland, 2020, 16 p.
English / Europe / United Kingdom