A importância da testagem em massa para COVID 19 como forma de interromper a transmissibilidade do vírus no município de Trindade - Goiás

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic was recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020, with the confirmation of 94,124,612 cases of the disease worldwide by January 19, 2021. emergence of the pandemic, several types of tests have been used for the diagnosis of COVID-19. OBJECTIVE: To understand the importance of mass testing for COVID 19 as a way to break the transmissibility of the virus in the city of Trindade – Goiás and how the screening process takes place. METHODOLOGY: bibliographical, qualitative, exploratory and field research was used. The field research was carried out with a Biomedic, responsible for testing COVID-19 in the city of Trindade – Goiás. RESULTS: The first test for COVID-19, in the city of Trindade – Goiás, took place on 03/03/2020 and the first positive result in the municipality was on 03/31/2021, from a young woman, a health professional working in another municipality, who was diagnosed in Goiânia. During testing in the city of Trindade, the secretion is collected for analysis. The test performed is the Swab, which is applied in the nasal region. The municipality of Trindade managed to control the pandemic and suppress community transmission through the adoption of other strategies, such as border control, lockdown, promotion of health education promoted by the Health Department, together with Health Surveillance , through large-scale population testing for tracking and rapid case detection and quarantine implementation. CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 test and early diagnosis play a crucial role not only in patient management, but also in preventing the spread of the disease.