Canada for example, has a population of about 35 million people. Suppose there are 10 million cell phones (probably there are more) at an average cost of about $1,000 (probably the average price is less). So that is an infrastructure of about $10 billion. Plus the cell networks, many billions more. We already have an installed infrastructure that would permit the mass aggregation of data. Now add a cheap plug-in cell phone dongle with free app software paid for by the government for the whole country that can manipulate the dongle and which can be improved. Then have everybody self test, with the app uploading the data. Test everyone in one day. Over and over again. This takes advantage of the expensive but existing cell phone and network infrastructure. Is it possible?
Some of these were posted before this question was.
https://theconversation.com/in-the-future-your-phone-could-test-you-for-coronavirus-heres-how-139941 June 16, 2020
Article A new microchannel capillary flow assay (MCFA) platform with...
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/smartphone-coronavirus-test-apps-would-listen-to-your-cough-11587055803
April 16, 2020
https://www.darkdaily.com/mobile-device-software-companies-are-developing-smartphone-apps-that-use-artificial-intelligence-to-test-for-covid-19-potentially-bypassing-the-clinical-laboratory-altogether
June 19, 2020
Wearable sensor data and self-reported symptoms for COVID-19 detection
Quer, G., Radin, J.M., Gadaleta, M. et al. Wearable sensor data and self-reported symptoms for COVID-19 detection. Nat Med (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-1123-x
From the abstract:
We have developed a smartphone app that collects smartwatch and activity tracker data, as well as self-reported symptoms and diagnostic testing results, from individuals in the United States, and have assessed whether symptom and sensor data can differentiate COVID-19 positive versus negative cases in symptomatic individuals.
Article information: Received 30 June 2020 Accepted 07 October 2020 Published 29 October 2020
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