RE: Times Newspaper Mass testing16 Feb 2021 23:35
75m per week. SEVENTY FIVE PER WEEK?! Holy moly Batman.... time for the calculator.... they’re talking schools, workplaces, hospitality...
Let’s be conservative, assume huge success so we only need them for 3 months then it drops down over the summer. 75m * 12 weeks * £2 a test profit = £1.2Bn plus residual demand for outbreaks and regular testing picking back up during the winter. Double it over 12 months. £2.4Bn == £9.60 just for the U.K. We’ll be CE marked... we’ll be the best test in the world with the most consistent sample method... I mean, come on, what are we doing below £1.80?
Blimey, I need a sit down after that ramp.