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cord-337462-9mvk86q6	nan	Humanity tested	2020-04-08		.txt	text/plain	1263	59	50	The world needs mass at-home serological testing for antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2, and rapid and frequent point-of-care testing for the presence of the virus' RNA in selected populations. Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan have shown the world that, to contain the propagation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), governments need to quickly implement aggressive testing (by detecting the viral RNA through polymerase chain reaction (PCR)), the isolation of those infected and the tracing and quarantining of their contacts, while educating their citizens about the need for physical distancing and basic public health measures (in particular, frequent hand-washing and staying at home if feeling unwell). Medical-device companies and government and research laboratories around the world have rushed to adapt and scale up nucleic acid tests (mostly employing PCR, but also CRISPR-based detection and loop-mediated isothermal amplification) to detect the virus' RNA, and government agencies are scrambling to assess them via emergency routes (such as the Emergency Use Authorization program 3 by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)).	./cache/cord-337462-9mvk86q6.txt	./txt/cord-337462-9mvk86q6.txt