surge testing

noun

Increased testing for, and tracing of, people with coronavirus within a particular area, in an attempt to study and limit the spread.

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nounsurge testing (uncountable)
  1. UKneologismuncountableIncreased testing for, and tracing of, people with coronavirus within a particular area, in an attempt to study and limit the spread.

    Reading Borough Council will also be conducting surge testing in targeted areas, and has several test centres that may be better suited to residents in Bulmershe and Whitegates

    2021 June 17, “Surge testing to start in Wokingham Borough to control spread of Covid-19 variant”, in Wokingham Borough Council News Centre, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2022
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