TL;DR version - unlikely to be able to do mass-scale testing w status quo. Need to experiment w currently avl test, or develop radically new tests. (1/n)
@ASMicrobiology did call this out quite early in March.
(5/n)
asm.org/Articles/Polic…
politico.com/news/2020/04/2…
Now, can we even achieve that level of testing theoretically? (10/n)
How much can the big 3 make? (11/n)
That is *per month*. We need to do, just for US, 6mn/day*30d = 180mn. Huge gulf!
Image source: sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/s…
(12/n)
![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EW7o--6XgAIzFSb.png)
Govts are trying by asking other industries to help, but not sure this is going to suffice. Not everyone is setup to handle potentially harmful chemicals at scale. (13/n)
wkzo.com/news/articles/…
technologyreview.com/2020/04/28/100…
webwire.com/ViewPressRel.a…
(16/n)
technologyreview.com/2020/04/24/100…
(17/n)
nih.gov/news-events/ne…
(18/n)
eunitedvsvirus.devpost.com/submissions/se…
crick.ac.uk/research/covid…
Note - a very technical read.
So yes, achievable for US. Not sure if implementable in poorer countries.