Type of Intervention: Guidance
Sectors Involved: Health
Intervention Categories: Education and awareness
Level of Jurisdiction: Supranational
Lead People/Agency: European Commission
Overview: EC presented guidelines on coronavirus testing methodologies. The guidance aims to support Member States in effectively using testing tools in the context of their national strategies and during the different stages of the pandemic, including when phasing out confinement measures. The Commission also aims to ensure that high-quality tools are available to assess the performance of the tests.
Full details here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_659
Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Evidence/Justification: To ensure the highest possible testing quality, make sure that tests are correctly used and further align the evaluation and validation of test device performance.