Implementation of the compulsory universal testing scheme in Hong Kong: Mathematical simulations of a household-based pooling approach

• Main Authors: Kei Shing Ng (Author), Jeffrey Man Hin Hon (Author), Stephen Chau Chun Chong (Author), Howard Ho Kan Cheung (Author), Jeffrey Chan (Author), Simon Ching Lam (Author), Benny Yiu Chung Hon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aims to propose a pooling approach to simulate the compulsory universal RT-PCR test in Hong Kong and explore the feasibility of implementing the pooling method on a household basis. The mathematical model is initially verified, and then the simulation is performed under different prevalen...