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What companies need to know about stocking up on coronavirus tests for employees before reopening offices

And even though it's just a swab in the nose, Zieg stressed that medical personnel are essential because having an expert do it increases accuracy for the test results.

"You have to really get a good swab because the false negative rate for the current testing is actually pretty high," Zieg told Business Insider. "And that's likely because of sample collection — and that's nurses doing this. So if you put it in the hands of people, I have concerns that the false negative rate sent from home kits will be a challenge." Even with a testing site, you still need people to maintain distance.

According to a Mercer survey shared exclusively with Business Insider, the HR consulting firm found that 54% of employers are planning to split up employees into shifts, so that there'd be a limited amount of people in the office at any given day. For example, you can go to the office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and stay at home the rest of the week.

In an interview with Business Insider, Frankiewicz explained that conversations around the availability of testing is still fairly new, but many companies have talked about conducting temperature checks when people come to work.

 

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How can anyone be sure those tests aren’t contaminated. What good is a test, if that result can change every day. You’d have to test everyone every day before work. Not happening.

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