//Here's what pooled testing is and how it can be used for the coronavirus

Here's what pooled testing is and how it can be used for the coronavirus

U.S. health officials are increasingly proposing pooled testing — mixing several people’s biological samples and examining them in a single test — to drastically boost the country’s capacity to identify and contain coronavirus cases.The benefits could be plenty. Health experts say more surveillance testing — especially to find infected people who are without symptoms — could help contain the spread and let places like schools