Easy-to-use, at-home coronavirus testing is coming, but it may still be a few months before widely available.
President Donald Trump has recommended states ramp up testing as they start relaxing some of the strict social distancing measures imposed to combat the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 1.3 million people and killed over 80,000 across the United States, according to. Some say America needs to perform 20 million to 30 million tests a day to begin getting the economy back to normal.
It's a tall order. Last week the National Institutes of Health told scientists if they develop such rapid coronavirus testing, it will offer funds and support an inventor or company with promise.'s life science business Verily launched a screener and testing website that could help speed up testing for the coronavirus. With the help of company volunteers, it also has helped launch on-site testing in California and is working with pharmacy Rite-Aid.
Rural areas with more social distancing to begin with may have lower infection rates, for example, and less need for testing than hot spots. "We need to get the right tests to the right people. It's not just testing, it's smart testing," Mega said. "In hot spots, we will want to test more frequently.
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