Some hospitals are rationing Covid-19 tests, only testing people with symptoms or other special circumstances as Omicron supercharges demand for tests. But the strategy risks perpetuating the virus’s spread.
“What we don’t want is for people to not be able to get tested in the community and then show up at the ER to get testing,” said Melissa Miller, director of the University of North Carolina’s microbiology lab. “But there is a maximum amount that you can collect in a day.”UNC is restricting tests to people with Covid-19 symptoms, employees and patients who need a test before surgeries. Dr. Miller said UNC is running about 1,200 tests a day and returning results to patients within 24 hours.
To help combat Omicron, the Biden administration is opening up more Covid testing sites and delivering 500 million Covid tests to Americans. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez breaks down why testing is still a pain point in the U.S., two years into the pandemic. Photo Illustration: David Fang The Carle Foundation Hospital Laboratory in Illinois ran about 13,000 Covid-19 PCR tests within the week ending Jan. 1, up from about 6,700 at the beginning of November. The lab could run around 18,000 tests a weekand supplies, said Bruce Wellman, a pathologist. The lab recognizes it could need a triage strategy for its drive-through sites if demand outpaces capacity, Dr. Wellman said.
UNC is restricting tests to people with Covid-19 symptoms, employees and patients who need a test before surgeries.
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