Thermal screening is not useful, at least not as a standalone-measure. This conclusion is based on insights into the course of the COVID-19 disease and on existing literature.
Date of request: 8/4/2020 Date of response: 13/4/2020
In response to request from: Brigitte Meier, BAG
Comment on planned updates: –
Expert groups and individuals involved: Clinical care (Manuel Battegay), Infection prevention and control (Sarah Tschudin-Sutter)
Contact persons: Martin Ackermann, Martin.Ackermann@env.ethz.ch
As the Swiss National COVID-19 Science Task Force has been disbanded as of 31 March 2022, no further epidemiological assessments, scientific updates or policy briefs will be published in the future. All previous publications, pages and information of the Science Task Force remain available on this website.