Lockdown exit strategy: How the United Kingdom would like to emerge from the corona crisis

ABSTRACT

Since the United Kingdom has been severly hit by the corona virus pandemic, a renowned epidemiologist, together with 26 colleagues has made a proposal how to lead the way out of the crisis They suggested to make a weekly PCR-test on the whole British population. This paper was set out to analyse the pro-cedural and economic risks and opportunities of this idea.