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"COVID Testing Centre London"
[ "Using technology for surveillance in the fightagainst COVIDSurveillance refers to a gatheringof different types of data about a disease from various sources and it buildssituational awareness among us. PHE uses various real-time data at both localand national level to understand the spread of Covid-19. The chosensurveillance systems can be measured consistently and regularly. No singlepiece of data informs the whole story of neither any outbreak nor any systemprovides a perfect figure for how many people could have the viral infectionbecause many may suffer from mild illnesses and they will never report to thehealth services. By collecting a wide range of data together, we can make well-knownjudgments about emerging trends, geographical variations and the group ofpeople most affected. Primary Care SurveillanceThe daily number of GeneralPhysician consultations is monitored by the in-hours system where patients havepresented with respiratory symptoms including Covid-19 cases. This scheme hasextensive coverage of the England population over 4500 GP surgeries reportingeach day. And GP out-of-hours systemmonitors the numbers of daily impulsive visits and call to out-of-GP hours andservices across the country especially during evenings, overnight, on weekendsand public holidays and again where patients report they experience respiratorysymptoms. These schemes provide vitalintelligence from across the country about the number of people who are showingout the symptoms of Covid-19. The primary care schemes offer data based on theclinical judgment of GPs who record whether their patients have presented withrespiratory illness.The RCGP Swabbing Schememonitors GPs taking swabs from patients or asking patients to swab themselveswhen they consult GPs for respiratory symptoms. It provides with a test ofpositivity rate that is monitored week, age and region-wise to see if theproportion of people with confirmed Covid-19 increases. An added insight isseen in this surveillance system because unlike testing in hospital, thissystem offers information about milder respiratory illness seen in thecommunity. Virological surveillanceWeekly surveillance report isan essential lab surveillance tool for monitoring any major respiratory viruscirculation in the country. Samples from PHE and associated NHS laboratoriesare analyzed and published the percentage of tests that is positive forCovid-19 in the report. Changes in the percentage of the positive tests are animportant early indicator of changes in the incidence of infectionCOVID-19 Testing Centre London;is doing tests for Coronavirus and the results are obtained within 72 hours. So, do not neglect to reach out if you suffer from any Covid-19 symptoms.Mortality surveillanceThe reports include numbers ofpeople who are hospitalized with confirmed Covid-19 in England and died. It iscurrently reported on NHS data. Excess-all cause mortality is also monitored andthe report tracks whether the death numbers of any cause occurring in thecountry is above the projected level for this year. This indicates deaths dueto Covid-19 but where the infection is not confirmed or diagnosed. It may alsoindicate deaths due to other causes where Covid infection may be a contributor.From different areas of theGovernments testing strategy and new tools, apps such as the NHS statustracker and systems the data will emerge and they are used to scale up contacttracing. ;" ]