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To contain coronavirus, NYC needs contact tracing, PCR tests: Councilman
NYC Councilman Stephen Levin discusses antibody tests and says polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are needed at a much higher scale to contain any future outbreak the metro area could encounter.
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Contact tracing in the time of the novel coronavirus outbreak is the act of tracking every person who someone has come into contact with while infected with COVID-19 in order to notify that person and monitor his or her health.
The process is being practiced in states throughout the country as the nation grapples with the effects of the global pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called contact tracing "a key strategy for preventing further spread of COVID-19.”
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