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Italy's Veneto Region to Test Everyone for Coronavirus

Sabina Castelfranco

   ROME - In Italy, the Veneto region has initiated mass screening of
   citizens to find asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus. The action
   follows mass screening in a single town that has had no new cases since
   March 13.
   Veneto Governor Luca Zaia has decided to launch large-scale testing of
   the entire population of the northeast Italian region. That includes
   people being tested in their cars with "drive through swabs" and
   receiving results via email within hours.

   That method, which has been used in South Korea, also minimizes contact
   with health care operators.'¯

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