Kevin Dietsch/Pool/AFP/Getty ImagesDr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said Friday that the White House coronavirus task force is “seriously considering” pool testing for Covid-19. The proposal is still in the discussion stage, and is not expected to be announced at the task force briefing later today, Fauci told CNN. Dr. Fauci first mentioned the discussions in an interview with The Washington Post published on Friday morning. This way you can test a group of, for example, 25 people with one test rather than 25 separate diagnostic tests. “What you need to do is find the penetration of infected people in your society,” Fauci told The Washington Post.

Source: CNN June 26, 2020 13:50 UTC