Type of Intervention: Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Health
Intervention Categories: Finance policy and financial aid; Financial aid to health services; Surveillance and response measures; Detecting and isolating cases
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Ministry of Health
Overview: Spain has performed 4.3 million PCR tests since the start of the COVID-19 epidemic. Specifically, the regional governments have notified the Ministry of Health that a total of 4,347,022 PCR diagnostic tests have been performed up to 23 July.
Specifically, between 17 and 23 July, the regional governments have increased their capacity to perform this type of diagnostic testing by 7%. Furthermore, the PCR rate to date has grown to stand at 72.29 tests per 1,000 inhabitants.
Full details here: https://www.mscbs.gob.es/gabinete/notasPrensa.do?id=5013
Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Source of Evidence or Justification: World Health Organisation, National – academic, National – government, International – academic, European Union