Testing is the best way to fight Covid-19
The lockdown of the entire society with restricted movement only slow down the spread it cannot stop SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. Testing will be a more effective and data driven way to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Countries such as Israel and South Africa still have spreading of Covid-19 and deaths even though they have strict laws that quarentine their population.
It will be expensive to test many people from each area then zoom in on a particular area once the virus is detected but it will pay for itself with the saving of life and the resumption of economic activities.
There is a company Biosensors in South Kor ea that produce 350 000 testing kit a day. Testing the blood for an increase white blood cell count will be a preliminary test to help identify people who need confirmatory test.
It impossible to fight an enemy you cannot see. Testing locates the Covid-19 and can help us focus resources where it needed. If we do not strategically test aggressively our health system will eventually become overwhelmed by the Covid-19 heath crisis. I use to teach graphing the spread of viruses and they spread exponentially containment is difficult. Testing is our best tool to fight this pandemics . Curfew and Social distancing(impossible if I live with several people) and state of emergency only slow down the spread; elimination should be the goal.
Yours truly,
Brian Ellis Plummer
brianplummer@yahoo.com