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German COVID-19 Testing Rate The Envy Of Others, With Demand Set To Climb

 
• By Ashley Yeo

Germany has ramped up its COVID-19 testing capacity to 260,000 per week, and still has a relatively low death rate from the virus. The country's diagnostics industry says it is ready to play its part “24/7.”

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Germany’s in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers are working round the clock to increase their output of tests to identify the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Last week, COVID-19 testing capacity reached 260,000 tests per week in Germany, according to the country’s association of accredited labs in medicine (ALM.ev).

That performance, which is likely to increase to 300,000 tests this week according to local sources, is the envy of health systems globally

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