Testing people for COVID-19, including those who have no symptoms, helps prevent the spread of COVID-19 by identifying people who are in need of care in a timely fashion. A positive COVID-19 test early in the course of the illness enables individuals to isolate themselves – reducing the chances that they will infect others and allowing them to seek treatment earlier, likely reducing disease severity and the risk of long-term disability, or death.
Nearly half of all COVID-19 infections are transmitted by people who are not showing any symptoms. As such, identifying infected individuals while they are presymptomatic, as well as those who are asymptomatic, will play a major role in stopping the pandemic. Multiple COVID-19 testing options are available now.