Doctor: Flocked Swabs for new coronavirus testing will be “all used up”

Doctor: Flocked Swabs for new coronavirus testing will be “all used up”

[Global Network Report, reporter Zhu Mengying] “The flocked swabs needed for the new crown virus test in the New York hospital may soon be “exhausted”. According to the US “politician” news website, a New York City doctor issued the above warning on the 11th. The doctor revealed that many hospitals in New York City are currently busy looking for swabs for new coronavirus testing.

According to the report, due to the lack of swabs, hospitals in various districts of New York City are increasingly unable to conduct simple tests. “As the supply of swabs continues to decline, there is a realistic possibility that (the swabs) in the hospital will be completely exhausted,” said Demetel Zaskalaki, a physician and deputy director of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. In an alert sent to medical service providers on Saturday, Si wrote, “At present, (medical service) providers are reminded to only test inpatients in order to reserve the resources needed for the diagnosis and proper management of critically ill patients.”

The report mentioned that if the existing swabs in New York City are used up, it will severely weaken the local ability to diagnose new coronary pneumonia cases and pay close attention to the spread of the disease. In the long run, chronic shortages will hinder the city’s vision of economic recovery.

At a press conference on the 10th, New York Mayor Blasio called on the federal government to provide a large number of new coronavirus detection and antibody testing tools. However, the shortage of swabs has plagued the US response to the pandemic since the beginning of the epidemic.

Source: World Wide Web

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