Coronavirus: Antibody Testing Becomes Much More Important for 'Immunity Passport'

2020-04-27

The pandemic of the novel coronavirus has spread to 210 countries and regions. The number of confirmed in the world is close to 3 million, and the number of deaths has exceeded 200,000. The epidemic has also caused the global economy to stall. Unemployment and economic depression have caused many countries to fall into the biggest economic crisis in past century. In Europe and the United States, where the epidemic is most severe, last week, the number of single-day deaths has continued to decrease, and governments have begun to consider gradually relaxing restrictions, reopening economic producing and social activities while continuing to prevent the outbreak of the second wave of outbreaks. However, the risk of “second outbreak” makes the road to unblocking is long and full of thorns. Unblocking is only the first step, and it will take longer to fully return to normal life.

A big precondition of reopening economy, returning to work and resume social activities is increase the COVID-19 antibody test to the people in order to achieve safe percentage of “Immunity Passport” in the country population. Even though WHO does not suggest to do so, the Europe countries and USA government have no more good choice now to prevent predictable economic crisis.

Global experience over the past two months has proven that the lockdown could help slow the spread of coronavirus, but this has pros and cons. The longer the lockdown, the more bankrupt companies and the more unemployed. With big economic pressure, countries such as Spain, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the United States, and Italy have successively announced unblocking measures. Most countries are cautious, fearing that once the restrictions are relaxed prematurely, early anti-epidemic efforts will be abandoned.

Antibody Test, and Issue “Immunity Passport”

Recently, antibody testing has become one of the measures taken by many European and American countries to consider relaxing and lifting lockdown restrictions.

Several states in the United States are implementing antibody tests to decide whether to restart economic activities; the UK even considers launching an “immunity Passport” to give priority to those who have antibodies to resume work.

Nobel Prize winner, American economist Paul. Romer proposed a test plan that would allow most industries in the United States to restart, requiring everyone to test every 14 days and 22 million tests a day nationwide. British epidemiologist Julian. Pito also suggested that everyone in the UK test once a week and 10 million times a day throughout the country. This is a difficult task for laboratories, chemical manufacturers, health workers, and data analysts. Many countries are also carefully studying the experience of South Korea, which has established an extensive inspection system that includes monitoring using mobile phone programs.

The lasting time and effectiveness of antibody immune protection are still unknown to all. Both WHO and scientists emphasized that even if the people with coronavirus antibodies tested out, it does not mean that they will not be infected again. In addition, the number of people who can obtain an “immunity passport” in a region is limited and cannot meet the standards for large-scale returning to work. Take the New York City as an example, which has the worst epidemic in the United States, the number of people with COVID-19 antibodies will only be 10% to 15%. It is not enough.

Before COVID-19 vaccine is released, people cannot really return to normal life without coronavirus epidemic, and prevention regulations such as reducing aggregation and maintaining social distance will continue. Germany ’s partial unblocking on the 20th, and Prime Minister Merkel called on the citizens to continue to abide by protective regulations such as social isolation, “We can’t let ourselves fall into a false sense of security for a second. We cannot forget that this pandemic has just begun.”

Keeping Self Protected in workplace, disinfect workplace

Every one need to be cautious during the progressively reopening and returning to work. Self protective equipment has to be prepared, isolation regulation should be complied with when going out and working in workplace.

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Keeping social safe distance in restaurant, bar, public transportation, subway, park, workplace, etc.
Disinfect the workplace
Washing hands correctly

Spain, some German states and New York State have introduced measures to force people to wear masks in public.

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