China News Service, May 29, New Zealand Herald reported on the 29th that New Zealand had not been diagnosed with new cases for 6 days. Next, New Zealand will introduce a new detection method, and the number of cases is expected to increase.
According to reports, the new detection method is named Abbott antibody test, which can show whether people who have been infected with new coronavirus have antibodies. The test has no effect on diagnosing active cases, mainly to find out cases that have been infected with the virus.
Scientists believe that the initial threshold of the current detection methods used is too high, and potential asymptomatic patients may cause some new crown cases to be missed, and the new detection methods can provide important information about community transmission and are important It helps a lot.
The test will target medical workers, close contacts of confirmed cases, or “high-risk” people who may be infected with the virus in hot spots in the Southern Region.
Arlo Upton, the clinical microbiologist who led the study, said that with the introduction of new testing methods, there may be new cases in New Zealand, because within the scope of the previous medical definition, some people have not been tested.
Upton said that the study may have two effects-either weakening the effectiveness of New Zealand's anti-epidemic strategy or enhancing the confidence of New Zealand's anti-epidemic strategy. She said: "Obviously, everyone is worried that there may be a slight infection in the community that has not been diagnosed."
According to reports, the plan will be launched in the next few weeks, and it may take several months to arrive at the research results.