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Keeping the country closed until everyone is tested is not feasible | Expert Opinion

Reopening certain elements of society and ramp up our testing in parallel is the best course to manage the virus, retain most of the benefits of lockdowns, and mitigate societal damage.

A Covid-19 test is ready to be send to a laboratory after a medical worker took a swab at a drive-in coronavirus testing facility in front of the 'eHnv' (Etablissements Hospitaliers du Nord Vaudoi) hospital in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, Thursday, April 30, 2020. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the Covid-19 disease. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
A Covid-19 test is ready to be send to a laboratory after a medical worker took a swab at a drive-in coronavirus testing facility in front of the 'eHnv' (Etablissements Hospitaliers du Nord Vaudoi) hospital in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, Thursday, April 30, 2020. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the Covid-19 disease. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)Read moreLaurent Gillieron / AP
    by Jeffrey S. Morris, For the Inquirer
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