Rapid antigen Testing and Mask Wearing While Waiting for COVID-19 Vaccines
Vicente Soriano 1, Miguel Sánchez-Santos 2, Pablo Barreiro 3
1 UNIR Health Sciences School and Medical Center, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Madrid, Spain; 2 Doce de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid, Spain; 3 Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Carlos III-La Paz University Hospital. Madrid, Spain
*Correspondence: Miguel Sánchez-Santos, Email not available
Abstract
After the rapid surge of COVID-19 in Europe during the spring of 2020, implementation of lockdowns succeeded in drastically reduce the number of cases and deaths within 2-3 months. However, it came at a heavy socioeconomic cost, representing the deepest recession since World War II. Now, easing COVID-19 restrictions during the summer has being followed by a new surge of cases that, again, are challenging all governments.
