Table 2.

Priority groups presented in the first national strategy for COVID-19 testing.

Group	Description
1	Patients falling ill with acute infections in need of inpatient care, inpatients at hospitals, individuals belonging to any risk group and residents in care and in institutions.
2	Healthcare and social care staff
3	Individuals having other functions of importance for society; the MSB on May 19 published a list of which functions were classified as important for society during the pandemic (after being advised against publishing it by the PHA because it was not clear enough) (11, 65), as well as a support for employers to identify relevant staff members (66).
4	Other relevant parts of society.

Source: Nationell strategi för utökad provtagning och laboratorieanalys av covid-19 (NS IV). Since March 12, the testing indications included prioritised groups.