RE: License to print money24 Jun 2020 11:00
key words being 'self test'
its interesting, anyone who watches the news absolutely knows the UK gov and science guys are at odds with how the lockdown has been eased. Its all over the news today.
Even Bojo made reference to it yesterday. I think the government absolutely must know that the ONLY mitigation they have as the first point of call if something flares up is test, test, and test. Except TTT doesnt really work atm because they dont have poc tests to make it work more efficiently. If i have been in contact with someone, and TTT contact me, except they want me to travel 80 miles for a test, am i going to go? simple answer no, there is no effective treatment at the moment so going for a test right now or waiting until i get symtoms is largely the same thing. (for me)
In order to open the economy they need to have rapid testing for all. Localised lockdowns, hundreds of millions of tests on tap. It wouldnt surprise me if the UK-RTC have been given a mandate to produce a POC Antigen test ASAP regardless of associated cost. I know we have our timelines from ODX, but i think they'll throw the kitchen sink at this to get it done yesterday.
And finally BoJo will have something that he can say world first, world best, british! He needs that more than ever, especially if wave 2 comes. And the easiest cop out he has for easing the lockdown is, here is a test, if you got it go into lockdown and let the rest carry on.