Newfie wrote:Ibon wrote elsewhere:Is this our short to mid term future?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/0 ... arantined/
A certificate to move about freely to those who have recovered from Covid19?
My instant analysis can see this thing providing some real investment opportunity.
Imagine the infrastructure required to do 6-10 billion tests and then maintain the results!
It will encourage, perhaps require, ALL people to be tested. And perhaps the test result will become part of your permanent record somehow, like eye color on a drivers license.
Think about it beyond employment. Airport screening, going to a concert? Dating? I could see this thing exploding. Maybe moving to some online database where some key points of your medical history are stored. Also put your HIV status on there, herpes also.
In the name of public safety your privacy will be secondary. I can see this. Any inroad to have more control and transparency is of interest to the state.
Which ever company can succeed in making a highly reliable test kit with fast turnaround would be a company I would invest some money into.