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cord-299470-sqqer16k	Chappell, J. G.	Retrospective screening of routine respiratory samples revealed undetected community transmission and missed intervention opportunities for SARS-CoV-2 in the United Kingdom	2020-08-21		.txt	text/plain	4491	206	46	In the early phases of the SARS coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, testing focused on individuals fitting a strict case definition involving a limited set of symptoms together with an identified epidemiological risk, such as contact with an infected individual or travel to a high-risk area. Initial SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing in the UK was offered via referral to Public Health England (PHE) national and regional diagnostic laboratories, and required strict epidemiological and clinical criteria to be met, specifically a recent travel history to Hubei province or contact with a known case and 1 or more of fever, shortness of breath or new and persistent dry cough. We describe the detection of SARS-CoV-2 from 8 patients admitted to hospital with severe respiratory distress who were not tested at the time because they had no travel history or contact with someone infected and therefore did not meet the case definition applied at the time.	./cache/cord-299470-sqqer16k.txt	./txt/cord-299470-sqqer16k.txt