Covid-19 workplace testing: When employers should test and how it could help

Employers making return-to-work plans for their teams may be considering including Covid-19 testing, but they need to understand the capabilities and limitations. “We’re in a rapidly evolving situation,” said Dr. William Shrank, chief medical officer for Humana. “There’s still a lot we are learning about Covid-19.”

Molecular tests done with a nasal or throat swab shows if an employee has an active infection. These tests are positive when genetic material from the Sars-CoV-2 virus is…