GROUP TESTING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING

An often overlooked strategy for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic is group testing. Its main advantage that it can scale, enabling regular testing of whole population. We argue another induce social distancing. Using a simple model, we show if tests positive and its members are in close proximity, then they will rationally choose not to meet. The driving force uncertainty about who has virus fact cares collective welfare. therefore propose identifying socially connected groups, such as colleagues, friends neighbours, them regularly.