A useful database for COVID-19 testing

Testing for the presence of COVID-19 or past exposure to it is an essential in fighting against COVID-19, and for efficient strategies for gradually lifting the confinement measures. Different tests are suitable in different contexts. Information on their performance, i.e. how well they work to achieve their intended purpose, is of great importance for making choices, for instance as part of national strategies.

The JRC has created a database of COVID-19 in vitro diagnostic devices and test methods that gathers in single place information on the currently available tests, which is part of the EU efforts to provide guidance on the use of coronavirus test.

The database comprises publicly available information on devices, including elements of performance, and a collation of relevant scientific literature.

You can read more about this database, here: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/asean/coronavirus-testing-information-test-devices-and-methods-single-place