Shutting down places Is no longer helping! Conducting more tests will.

It's been over two weeks since the lockdown order was given. People have been out of work and other social activities: economy is depressing, government is seeking for donations, infact things have been out of order since the wave of the novel Coronavirus which started in China in December last year.

The question of so many professionals especially doctors have been if staying at home will bring remedy to the situation? The answer is "it was before now, but it is no longer.
The lockdown was an opportunity or a means of slowing down the spread of the virus and buying more time while we race to catch up.

The real question facing us now is how to most effectively make up for lost time: what can we really do to fight this problem instead of simply cowering in our homes and waiting for it to blow over?

If things carry on much as they are now, one possible scenario is that we will find ourselves in an endless cycle of lockdown and release over the next year. While the population slowly acquires the virus and hopefully gains immunity.

We are waiting for the vaccine, and currently according to theguardian.com there are about two dozen vaccine candidates, with several being tested on animals and one imminently due to begin testing on humans. However, time is the problem, as vaccines require three phases of Clinical trials to test for safety, side effects, and whether they actually work.

It will take about a year to 18 months even if all goes as planned, and even then, give all countries would be looking to acquire the vaccine, manufacturing enough of it would present a further challenge.

But instead of quarantining the entire population, the most effective way out would be via a more nuanced and data -driven approach of mass testing 75 - 100,00 people per day and it will be testing for those who have shown the symptoms, they will be put in a mandatory two - weeks quarantine in their homes with strict instructions to adhere.
This will help to keep track of the virus, break further chains of transmission and keep case numbers low.

How do we make testing easier?

* The testing capacity could be built up through using private and University labs.

* Working with south Korea and other partners to bring rapid diagnostics as quickly as possible.

SD Biosensor, a company in South Korea, is making 350,000 test kits a day, but currently is prioritising the US, United Arab Emirates and Indonesia.

We should place the highest political priority on acquiring the testing kits, while drawing on apps (Google and Apple) and big data to support contact tracing.

Through this way, we can start locking down only those infected, and not the entire country.
I feel things will be better this way to avoid more riots from citizens, more killings from the police and more robbery from theives.
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