While Spain’s virus testing capacity has improved, the government has left contact tracing largely to the already stressed local health centers. Germany, which has prided itself on its comparatively low death rate, has engaged more than 10,000 people in contact tracing. But health care officials say contact tracing, as well as testing, protective masks and social distancing, remain key to further reopening. He also said another 5 million virus test kits were being distributed to Italian regional health authorities to help boost capacity and isolate new possible clusters. It has increased capacity and now leads Europe in per-capita testing, with more than 2.5 million tests conducted to date.

Source: ABC News May 13, 2020 07:49 UTC